†Vectipithex Hooker and Harrison 2008 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Full reference: J. J. Hooker and D. L. Harrison. 2008. A new clade of omomyid primates from the European Paleogene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):826-840
Parent taxon: Microchoerinae according to J. J. Hooker and D. L. Harrison 2008
Sister taxa: Melaneremia, Microchoerus, Nannopithex, Necrolemur, Paraloris, Pseudoloris
Subtaxa: Vectipithex quaylei Vectipithex raabi Vectipithex smithorum Vectipithex ulmensis
Type: Vectipithex smithorum
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (7 collections), the United Kingdom (9)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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