†Microchoerus Wood 1844 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Parent taxon: Microchoerinae according to R. Minwer-Barakat et al. 2016
See also Gunnell and Rose 2002, Hooker 1986, McKenna and Bell 1997, Schlosser 1877 and Simpson 1940
Sister taxa: Melaneremia, Nannopithex, Necrolemur, Paraloris, Pseudoloris, Vectipithex
Subtaxa: Microchoerus creechbarrowensis Microchoerus erinaceus Microchoerus hookeri Microchoerus ornatus Microchoerus wardi
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (11), Spain (3), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 25 collections including 27 occurrences
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