Mammalia - Primates - Picrodontidae
Full reference: C. S. Scott and R. C. Fox. 2005. Windows on the evolution of Picrodus (Plesiadapiformes: Primates): morphology and relationships of a species complex from the Paleocene of Alberta. Journal of Paleontology 79(4):635-657
Belongs to Picrodus according to B. J. Burger 2013
See also Scott and Fox 2005
Sister taxa: Picrodus canpacius, Picrodus lepidus, Picrodus silberlingi
Type specimen: UALVP 45655, a maxilla (incomplete left maxilla with P1-4, M1-2). Its type locality is Who Nose?, which is in a To2 fluvial horizon in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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