Mammalia - Primates - Carpolestidae
Full reference: R. C. Fox. 1984. A new species of the Paleocene primate Elphidotarsius Gidley: its stratigraphic position and evolutionary relationships. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 21:1268-1277
Belongs to Elphidotarsius according to R. C. Fox 1984
Sister taxa: Elphidotarsius florencae, Elphidotarsius russelli, Elphidotarsius shotgunensis
Type specimen: UA 21001, a mandible (incomplete left dentary having incisor, p4, m1-3, two small postincisor teeth and an alveolus anterior to p4). Its type locality is Saxonella Locality, which is in a Ti3 lacustrine siltstone/shale in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (6: Alberta collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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