Eosimias centennicus Beard et al. 1996 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae

Full reference: K. C. Beard, Y. Tong, M. R. Dawson, J. Wang, and X. Huang. 1996. Earliest complete dentition of an anthropoid primate from the Late Middle Eocene of Shanxi Province, China. Science 272:82-85

Belongs to Eosimias according to K. C. Beard and J. Wang 2004

See also Beard et al. 1996 and Gunnell and Miller 2001

Sister taxa: Eosimias dawsonae, Eosimias sinensis

Type specimen: IVPP V11000, a mandible (associated left and right dentaries). Its type locality is Heti Formation Locality 1, which is in a Sharamurunian channel marl/sandstone in the Heti Formation of China.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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