†Pronothodectes matthewi Gidley 1923 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae
Belongs to Pronothodectes according to P. D. Gingerich 1975
See also Alroy 2002, Fox 1990, Gazin 1969, Hay 1930, Scott et al. 2013 and Simpson 1937
Sister taxa: Pronothodectes gaoi, Pronothodectes jepi
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. no. 9547, a maxilla (part of right maxilla with P4-M2). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (3: Montana)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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