Notharctus venticolus Osborn 1902 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae

Alternative combinations: Cantius venticolis, Notharctus venticolis

Synonym: Cantius antediluvius Kihm 1992

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1902. American Eocene primates, and the supposed rodent family Mixodectidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(17):169-214

Belongs to Notharctus according to G. F. Gunnell 2002

See also Alroy 2002, Beard 1988, Gingerich and Haskin 1981, Gingerich and Simons 1977, Granger and Gregory 1917, Gunnell 1999, Kihm 1992, Matthew 1915 and Osborn 1902

Sister taxa: Notharctus robinsoni, Notharctus robustior, Notharctus tenebrosus, Pelycodus relictus

Type specimens:

  • Notharctus venticolus: Am. Mus. No. 4715b, a partial skull (parts of upper and lower jaws).
  • Cantius antediluvius:

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (15: Wyoming collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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