Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Synonym: Carpomegodon Bloch et al. 2001
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7
Parent taxon: Carpolestinae according to K. C. Beard et al. 2016
See also Beard and Wang 1995, Bloch et al. 2001, Gunnell 1989, Matthew and Granger 1921, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1928, Simpson 1936, Simpson 1937 and Simpson 1940
Sister taxa: Carpocristes, Carpolestes, Elphidotarsius, Subengius
Subtaxa: Carpodaptes aulacodon Carpodaptes cygneus Carpodaptes hazelae Carpodaptes hobackensis Carpodaptes jepseni Carpodaptes rosei Carpodaptes stonleyi
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (15: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (13: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
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