Biology:Notharctus
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Short description: Extinct genus of primates
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| Notharctus tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mammalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Primates |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Strepsirrhini |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | †Notharctidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | †Notharctinae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | †Notharctus Leidy, 1870 |
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Notharctus is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America and Europe during the late to middle Eocene.[1]
The body form of Notharctus is similar to that of modern rats. 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.[citation needed]
References
Bibliography
- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2086632 entry
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