†Hesperotarsius Zijlstra et al. 2013 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Tarsiidae
Full reference: J. S. Zijlstra, L. J. Flynn, and W. Wessels. 2013. The westernmost tarsier: A new genus and species from the Miocene of Pakistan. Journal of Human Evolution 65:544-550
Parent taxon: Tarsiidae according to J. S. Zijlstra et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Carlito, Cephalopachus, Oligotarsius, Tarsius, Xanthorhysis
Subtaxa: Hesperotarsius sindhensis Hesperotarsius thailandicus
Type: Hesperotarsius sindhensis
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Pakistan (2 collections), Thailand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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