Walshina shifrae Krishtalka 1978 (tarsier)

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Alternative combination: Phenacolemur shifrae

Full reference: L. Krishtalka. 1978. Paleontology and geology of the Badwater Creek area, central Wyoming Part 15. Review of the late Eocene primates from Wyoming and Utah, and the Plesitarsiiformes. Annals of Carnegie Museum 47(15):335-360

Belongs to Walshina according to S. López-Torres et al. 2018

See also Krishtalka 1978

Sister taxa: Walshina esmaraldensis, Walshina mcgrewi

Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: California, Wyoming collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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