†Vastanomys Bajpai et al. 2005 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai, V. V. Kapur, J. G. M. Thewissen, D. P. Das, B. N. Tiwari, R. Sharma, and N. Saravanan. 2005. Early Eocene primates from Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 50(2):43-54
Parent taxon: Omomyidae according to K. D. Rose et al. 2009
See also Bajpai et al. 2005 and Bajpai et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anaptomorphinae, Aycrossia, Baataromomys, Gazinius, Kohatius, Microchoerinae, Omomyinae, Strigorhysis, Tarkadectinae, Teilhardina, Yaquius
Subtaxa: Vastanomys gracilis Vastanomys major
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine (Eocene of India)
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