Tarsius sirindhornae Chaimanee et al. 2011 (tarsier)

Mammalia - Primates - Tarsiidae

Full reference: Y. Chaimanee, R. Lebrun, C. Yamee and J.-J. Jaeger. 2011. A new Middle Miocene tarsier from Thailand and the reconstruction of its orbital morphology using a geometric– morphometric method. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278:1956-1963

Belongs to Tarsius according to Y. Chaimanee et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Tarsius dentatus, Tarsius eocaenus, Tarsius fuscus, Tarsius lariang, Tarsius pelengensis, Tarsius pumilus, Tarsius sangirensis, Tarsius spectrumgurskyae, Tarsius supriatnai, Tarsius tarsier, Tarsius tumpara, Tarsius wallacei

Type specimen: TF 6260, a maxilla (left maxilla with partial orbit floor and P3-M1). Its type locality is Mae Moh Coal Mine, which is in a MN 6 mire/swamp lignite/mudstone in the Na Khaem Formation of Thailand.

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mae Moh Coal Mine

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