Omanodon Gheerbrant et al. 1993 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates

Full reference: E. Gheerbrant, H. Thomas, J. Roger, S. Sen, and Z. Al-Sulaimani. 1993. Deux nouveaux primates dans l'Oligocène inférieur de Taqah (Sultanat d'Oman) : premiers adapiformes (Anchomomyini) de la Péninsule Arabique. Palaeovertebrata 22:141-196

Parent taxon: Adapiformes according to E. Gheerbrant et al. 1993

Sister taxa: Adapidae, Adapoidea, Caenopithecinae, Ekgmowechashalidae, Lushius, Mahgarita, Mescalerolemur, Pronycticebinae, Sivaladapidae, Sivaladapinae

Subtaxa: Omanodon minor

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Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Taqah (Oligocene of Oman)

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