Anaptomorphus Cope 1872 (tarsier)

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. On a new vertebrate genus from the northern part of the Tertiary basin of Green River. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (separate) 1

Parent taxon: Anaptomorphina according to F. S. Szalay 1976

See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1882, Gunnell and Rose 2002, Hay 1902, McKenna and Bell 1997, Muldoon and Gunnell 2002, Osborn 1902, Schlosser 1877, Simpson 1940 and Wortman 1904

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Anaptomorphus aemulus Anaptomorphus westi

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Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (25: Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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