Cantius

Cantius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America and Europe during the early Eocene.[1]

Cantius
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Notharctidae
Subfamily: Notharctinae
Genus: Cantius
Simons, 1962
Species
  • C. abditus Gingerich & Simons, 1977
  • C. angulatus Cope, 1875
  • C. antediluvius Kihm, 1992
  • C. eppsi Cooper, 1932
  • C. frugivorus Cope, 1875
  • C. lohseorum Robinson, 2016
  • C. mckennai Gingerich & Simons 1977
  • C. nunienus Cope, 1881
  • C. ralstoni Matthew, 1915
  • C. savagei Gingerich, 1977
  • C. simonsi Gunnell, 2002
  • C. torresi Gingerich, 1986

References

  1. Gebo 2002, pp. 23–24.

Literature cited

  • Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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