Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Alternative combination: Yumanius woodringi
Full reference: C. Stock. 1938. A Tarsiid Primate and a Mixodectid from the Poway Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 24(7):288-293
Belongs to Washakius according to J. G. Honey 1990
See also Gazin 1958, Stock 1938 and Szalay 1976
Sister taxa: Washakius insignis, Washakius izetti
Type specimen: Calif. Inst. Tech. Vert. Pale. Coll. No. 2233, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with M1 and M2). Its type locality is San Diego Mission (CIT 249-S), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: California collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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