†Teilhardina asiatica Ni et al. 2004 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Full reference: X.-J. Ni, Y.-Q. Wang, Y.-M. Hu and C.-K. Li. 2004. A euprimate skull from the early Eocene of China. Nature 427:65-68
Belongs to Teilhardina according to J. J. Hooker 2007
See also Morse et al. 2019 and Ni et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Teilhardina belgica, Teilhardina brandti, Teilhardina demissa, Teilhardina gingerichi, Teilhardina magnoliana, Teilhardina tenuicula
Type specimen: IVPP V12357, a skull (partial skull and associated lower jaws). Its type locality is Lingcha, which is in an Eocene terrestrial siliciclastic in the Lingcha Formation of China.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution: found only at Lingcha
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