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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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