Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae
Full reference: R. C. Fox. 1990. Pronothodectes gaoi n. sp. from the Late Paleocene of Alberta, Canada, and the Early Evolution of the Plesiadapidae (Mammalia, Primates). Journal of Paleontology 64(4)
Belongs to Pronothodectes according to D. M. Boyer et al. 2012
See also Fox 1991 and Gingerich 1991
Sister taxa: Pronothodectes jepi, Pronothodectes matthewi
Type specimen: UALVP 31238, a mandible (incomplete left dentary). 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 (5: Alberta collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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