Extinct genus of primates
Smilodectes Temporal range: Early-Mid Eocene (Wasatchian-Bridgerian)
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Smilodectes skeleton at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Suborder:
Strepsirrhini
Family:
† Notharctidae
Subfamily:
† Notharctinae
Genus:
† Smilodectes Wortman, 1903
Species
S. gingerichi Beard, 1988
S. gracilis Marsh, 1871
S. mcgrewi Gingerich, 1979
Smilodectes is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the middle Eocene. It possesses a post-orbital bar and grasping thumbs and toes. Smilodectes has a small cranium size and the foramen magnum was located at the back of the skull, on the occipital bone.
Last Update: 2024-04-07T08:08:29Z
bone. There are three named species: Smilodectes gracilis, Smilodectes gingerichi and Smilodectes mcgrewi. Smilodectes gracilis was an adapiformes primate...
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Last Update: 2024-06-21T16:12:48Z
group (Cantius, Pelycodus, Copelemur, Hesperolemur, Notharctus, and Smilodectes ) contain species that are among the most primitive of the adapiform group...
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Last Update: 2024-04-29T21:53:04Z
meikei Robinson, 2016 Smilodectes Wortman, 1903 Smilodectes gingerichi Beard, 1988 Smilodectes gracilis Marsh, 1871 Smilodectes mcgrewi Gingerich, 1979...
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Last Update: 2024-05-20T16:45:53Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1897
Last Update: 2024-06-28T13:28:48Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 18670
Last Update: 2024-06-01T23:52:11Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 10578
Last Update: 2024-04-24T14:15:25Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
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Last Update: 2024-05-30T08:28:29Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
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Last Update: 2024-04-07T07:30:07Z
quadrupedal runners like small New World monkeys. Both Notharctus and Smilodectes from North America and Europolemur from Europe exhibit limb proportions...
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Last Update: 2024-06-28T13:22:31Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1344
Last Update: 2024-04-12T09:21:03Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1510
Last Update: 2024-01-02T21:06:55Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 781
Last Update: 2024-06-11T03:17:15Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1932
Last Update: 2024-04-07T07:34:42Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1448
Last Update: 2024-06-01T23:48:55Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 7161
Last Update: 2024-04-07T08:25:01Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 281
Last Update: 2024-04-05T04:36:56Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 9946
Last Update: 2024-06-11T03:42:11Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 3402
Last Update: 2024-05-11T14:19:21Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1009
Last Update: 2024-03-10T18:10:39Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1799
Last Update: 2023-12-03T13:50:43Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1501
Last Update: 2024-01-19T15:34:17Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 969
Last Update: 2024-06-28T13:21:03Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1328
Last Update: 2024-04-07T08:04:17Z
species of Cantius have striking similarities to that of Notharctus and Smilodectes . It is likely Cantius relied on arboreal quadrupedal locomotion, primarily...
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Last Update: 2024-06-28T13:13:47Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
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Last Update: 2024-03-01T20:00:02Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 1347
Last Update: 2024-04-05T05:06:09Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 369
Last Update: 2024-04-07T07:39:45Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 625
Last Update: 2024-04-07T07:45:24Z
†Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius...
Word Count : 66