Ignacius fremontensis Gazin 1971 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Alternative combination: Phenacolemur fremontensis

Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1971. Paleocene primates from the Shotgun Member of the Fort Union Formation in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(3):13-38

Belongs to Ignacius according to P. Robinson and L. D. Ivy 1994

See also Bown and Rose 1976, Gazin 1971, Krishtalka 1978, Schiebout 1974, Scott et al. 2013 and Winterfeld 1982

Sister taxa: Ignacius clarkforkensis, Ignacius frugivorus, Ignacius glenbowensis, Ignacius graybullianus

Type specimen: AMNH 88309, a mandible

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (2: Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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