Notharctus
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Notharctus is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the early to middle Eocene. Known from many geologic formations, including the Bridger Basin and the Devil's Graveyard For
Notharctus AMNH
Notharctus tenebrosus from William K. Gregory's 1920 monograph on the anatomy of the genus
Skull of N. tenebrosus
The teeth of N. rubustior
Strepsirrhini
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Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and
Notharctus
…P Notharctus tenebrosus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Family: †Notharctidae Subfamily: †Notharctinae Genus: †Notharctus Leidy, 1870 Species †N. pugnax Granger and Gregory 1917 †N. robustiorLeidy 1872 †N…
Suborder Strepsirrhini
Early primates possessed adaptations for arboreal locomotion that enabled maneuvering along fine branches, as seen in this slender loris.
Notharctus, a type of North American adapiform, resembled lemurs but did not give rise to them.
The suborder Strepsirrhini was proposed by É. Geoffroy in 1812.