Kyitchaungia Beard et al. 2007 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Sivaladapidae

Full reference: K. C. Beard, L. Marivaux, S. T. Tun, A. N. Soe, Y. Chaimanee, W. Htoon, B. Marandat, H. H. Aung, and J.-J. Jaeger. 2007. New sivaladapid primates from the Eocene Pondaung Formation of Myanmar and the anthropoid status of Amphipithecidae. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 39:67-76

Parent taxon: Sivaladapidae according to K. C. Beard et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Anthradapinae, Hoanghoniinae, Laomaki, Paukkaungia, Siamoadapis, Sivaladapinae, Yunnanadapis

Subtaxa: Kyitchaungia takaii

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Type: Kyitchaungia takaii

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Pk2, Pondaung Sandstone (Eocene of Myanmar)

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