Tetonius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | †Omomyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anaptomorphinae |
| Genus: | †Tetonius Cope, 1872 |
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Anaptomorphus homonculus (Cope, 1872) | |
Tetonius is a genus of anaptomorphine primate from Eocene Wyoming.[1]
Description
[edit]The dental formula of Tetonius is 2,1,3,32,1,3-2,3 × 2 = 34-36. The premolars are bicuspid whilst the molars are tritubercular.[1] They had enlarged orbits and a shortened face.[1] Compared to other Wasatch Formation fauna, Tetonius had a rather large cranium.[1]
Classification
[edit]Tetonius homunculus was originally ascribed to the genus Anaptomorphus [2], though this is disputed now.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Scott, William Berryman; Scott, William Berryman (1913). A history of land mammals in the Western Hemisphere; illustrated with 32 plates and more than 100 drawings. New York: Macmillan.
- ^ Cope, E. D. (1882). "Contributions to the History of the Vertebrata of the Lower Eocene of Wyoming and New Mexico, Made during 1881". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 20 (111): 139–197. ISSN 0003-049X.
- ^ Szalay, Frederick S. (2008-09-11). "A Critique of Some Recently Proposed Paleogene Primate Taxa and Suggested Relationships". Folia Primatologica. 37 (3–4): 153–162. doi:10.1159/000156030. ISSN 0015-5713.