†Afrotarsius Simons and Bown 1985 (monkey)
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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
Type: Afrotarsius chatrathi
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Eocene of Libya (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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