Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

Full reference: E. De Bast, C. Gagnaison, and T. Smith. 2018. Plesiadapid mammals from the latest Paleocene of France offer new insights on the evolution of Plesiadapis during the Paleocene-Eocene transition. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38:e1460602:1-22

Belongs to Chiromyoides according to E. De Bast et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Chiromyoides caesor, Chiromyoides campanicus, Chiromyoides gigas, Chiromyoides gingerichi, Chiromyoides kesiwah, Chiromyoides major, Chiromyoides minor, Chiromyoides potior

Type specimen: RIV.PPV1102, a mandible. Its type locality is Petit Pâtis, Rivecourt, which is in a Paleocene fluvial-lacustrine lignite in France.

Ecology: arboreal herbivore

Distribution: found only at Petit Pâtis, Rivecourt

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.