†Eosimias Beard et al. 1994 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae
Full reference: K. C. Beard, T. Qi, M. R. Dawson, B. Wang, and C. Li. 1994. A diverse new primate fauna from middle Eocene fissure-fillings in southeastern China. Nature 368:604-609
Parent taxon: Eosimiidae according to L. Marivaux et al. 2005
See also Beard et al. 1994, Beard et al. 1996, Beard and Wang 2004, Godinot and Mahboubi 1994, Gunnell and Miller 2001 and Kay et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Ashaninkacebus, Bahinia, Phenacopithecus, Phileosimias, Sungulusimias
Subtaxa: Eosimias centennicus Eosimias dawsonae Eosimias sinensis
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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