†Vectipithex smithorum 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
Belongs to Vectipithex according to J. J. Hooker and D. L. Harrison 2008
Sister taxa: Vectipithex quaylei, Vectipithex raabi, Vectipithex ulmensis
Type specimen: NHMUK M45654, a set of teeth. Its type locality is How Ledge Limestone clay unit, Headon Hill, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial limestone in the Headon Hill Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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