Sungulusimias Metais et al. 2023 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae

Full reference: G. Metais, P. Coster, A. Licht, F. Ocakoglu, and K. C. Beard. 2023. Additions to the late Eocene Süngülü mammal fauna in easternmost Anatolia and the Eocene-Oligocene transition at the periphery of Balkanatolia. Comptes Rendus Palevol 22(35):711-727

Parent taxon: Eosimiidae according to G. Metais et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Ashaninkacebus, Bahinia, Eosimias, Phenacopithecus, Phileosimias

Subtaxa: Sungulusimias unayae

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Type: Sungulusimias unayae

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Süngülü (Eocene to Oligocene of Türkiye)

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