Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
Alternative combination: Cynodontomys scottianus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1881. On the Vertebrata of the Wind River Eocene beds of Wyoming. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 6(1):183-202
Belongs to Microsyops according to G. F. Gunnell 1989
See also Bown 1982, Cope 1881, Gunnell 1985, Hay 1902, Matthew 1915, Osborn 1902 and Szalay 1969
Sister taxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops kratos, Microsyops latidens, Microsyops speirianus
Type specimen: AMNH no4748, a mandible (fragmentary left mandible with P4-M2).
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (33: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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