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Hesperotarsius

Mammalia - Primates - Tarsiidae

Taxonomy
Hesperotarsius was named by Zijlstra et al. (2013). Its type is Hesperotarsius sindhensis.

It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Zijlstra et al. (2013).

Species
H. sindhensis (type species), H. thailandicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Hesperotarsius Zijlstra et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
familyTarsiidaeGray 1825
genusHesperotarsius

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Hesperotarsius Zijlstra et al. 2013
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†Hesperotarsius sindhensis Zijlstra et al. 2013
†Hesperotarsius thailandicus Ginsburg and Mein 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Zijlstra et al. 2013Members of the Family Tarsiidae characterized by: molars moderately high-crowned but lower-crowned than living genera; lower molars appreciably longer than wide; strong, isolated paraconid on m1 and m2; anterolabial cingulid present on m1 and m2; short- ened talonid with entoconid and hypoconid placed relatively mesially, the entoconid opposite the hypoconid in m2, but mesial to the hypoconid in m1; entoconid relatively large; M3 with paracone and metacone positioned relatively lingually, with sloping buccal wall, weak lingual cingulum, and small metaconule but no paraconule.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:00:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Pakistan (Sindh) H. sindhensis (176051 176053)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Tarsius thailandica (48126)