†Strigorhysis bridgerensis Bown 1979 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Alternative combination: Anaptomorphus bridgerensis
Belongs to Strigorhysis according to T. M. Bown and K. D. Rose 1987
See also Eaton 1982 and Szalay 1982
Sister taxa: Strigorhysis huerfanensis, Strigorhysis rugosus
Type specimen: USNM 250559, a mandible (left dentary with p4, m2, and roots or alveoli of i1-2, c, and m1). Its type locality is Vass Quarry, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Aycross Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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