Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Carpodaptes Matthew And Granger, 1921

Archaic mammal from the late Paleocene of North America, belonging to the plesiadapiform family Carpolestidae; three known species. Believed to have evolved from Elphidotarsius and to have given rise to Carpolestes. Dental formula: 2.1.3.3 2.1.2.3; lower premolar bladelike (plagiaulacoid dentition) and enlarged compared with its Elphidotarsius predecessor; diet probably a high-energy food. Body mass of the species between 50 and 100 g.

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