Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Zanycteris (Picrodus) Paleocenus Matthew, 1917

Archaic mammal of the late Paleocene of the Rocky Mountain region of North America, belonging to the plesiadapidiform family Picrodontidae; monotypic; known from badly crushed cranium and isolated teeth. Dental formula probably 2.1.3.3/ 2.1.2.3; dental morphology suggestive of the nectarivorous living bats and has led to speculation that these animals were pollinators who fed on nectar.

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