Notharctus
Notharctus Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Late Eocene | |
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Notharctus tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Notharctidae |
Subfamily: | †Notharctinae |
Genus: | †Notharctus Leidy, 1870 |
Species | |
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Notharctus is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the late to middle Eocene.[1]
The body form of Notharctus is similar to that of modern lemurs. Its fingers were elongated for clamping onto branches, including the development of a thumb. Its spine is flexible and the animal was about 40 centimetres (16 in) in length, excluding the long tail.[2]
There were at least four different Notharctus species.[1] Fossils from at least seven other potential species have also been discovered.
References
Literature cited
- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.
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