†Vastanomys gracilis Bajpai et al. 2005 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai, V. V. Kapur, J. G. M. Thewissen, D. P. Das, B. N. Tiwari, R. Sharma, and N. Saravanan. 2005. Early Eocene primates from Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 50(2):43-54
Belongs to Vastanomys according to S. Bajpai et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Vastanomys major
Type specimen: IITR/SB/VLM 771, a mandible (dentary fragment with m2). Its type locality is Vastan Lignite Mine, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal siltstone/claystone in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution: found only at Vastan Lignite Mine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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