Mammalia - Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Alternative combinations: Apatemys uintensis, Stehlinella uintensis
Belongs to Stehlinius according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Gazin 1958, Matthew 1929 and West 1973
Sister taxa: Apatemys bellulus, Apatemys bellus, Apatemys chardini, Apatemys downsi, Apatemys hendryi, Apatemys mutiniacus, Apatemys prouti, Apatemys pygmaeus, Apatemys rodens, Apatemys sigogneauae, Apatemys sigogneaui, Apatemys teilhardi
Type specimen: A.M. No. 1903, a partial skull (anterior portion of skull with part of the upper dentition, and the right ramus of the mandible with all teeth except P4). Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California, Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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