Afrotarsius Simons and Bown 1985 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Afrotarsiidae

Full reference: E. L. Simons and T. M. Bown. 1985. Afrotarsius chatrathi, first tarsiiform primate (? Tarsiidae) from Africa. Nature 313:475-477

Parent taxon: Afrotarsiidae according to R. F. Kay et al. 2004

See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Simons and Bown 1985

Sister taxon: Afrasia

Subtaxa: Afrotarsius chatrathi Afrotarsius libycus

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Type: Afrotarsius chatrathi

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Eocene of Libya (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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