Uintanius Matthew 1915 (tarsier)

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Synonym: Huerfanius Robinson 1966

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1915. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Part IV. - Entelonychia, Primates, Insectivora (part). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(14):429-483

Parent taxon: Uintaniini according to J. J. Hooker 2007

See also Beard 1987, Beard et al. 1992, Gunnell and Rose 2002, Matthew 1915, McKenna and Bell 1997, Muldoon and Gunnell 2002, Simpson 1940 and Szalay 1976

Sister taxon: Jemezius

Subtaxa: Uintanius ameghini Uintanius rutherfurdi

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Type: Uintanius ameghini

Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (14: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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