Cantius frugivorus
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Cantius frugivorus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Notharctidae |
Genus: | †Cantius |
Species: | †C. frugivorus
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Binomial name | |
†Cantius frugivorus Cope, 1875
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Cantius frugivorus is a species of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the early Eocene.
Morphology[]
This species had a dental formula of 2.1.4.32.1.4.3. The incisors are small and vertical in Cantius frugivorus, and the canines are prominent. The mandibular symphysis is unfused and this was most likely a diurnal species. Cantius frugivorus had an average body mass of around 2.8 kg (6.2 lb).
Diet[]
Based on the dental morphology of Cantius frugivorus, it most likely had a frugivorous diet.
Locomotion[]
The limb bones of Cantius frugivorus suggest it moved by arboreal quadrupedalism and leaping.
References[]
External links[]
- Fleagle, J.G. 1999. Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Academic Press: San Diego.
- http://www.talkorigins.org/pdf/faq-transitional.pdf
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
Categories:
- Prehistoric strepsirrhines
- Prehistoric primate genera
- Eocene primates
- Ypresian life
- Wasatchian
- Eocene mammals of North America
- Paleontology in Colorado
- Paleontology in New Mexico
- Paleontology in North Dakota
- Paleontology in Wyoming
- Fossil taxa described in 1875