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Strepsirrhini

Osteichthyes - Primates

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1975Strepsirhini McKenna p. 42
1983Strepsirhini Schwartz and Tattersall p. 349
1994Strepsirhini Beard et al. p. 605
2004Strepsirrhini Poux and Douzery
2005Strepsirrhini Wilson and Reeder
2006Strepsirrhini Marivaux et al. p. 426
2007Strepsirrhini Bloch et al. p. 1162
2007Strepsirrhini Rose et al. p. 380
2008Strepsirrhini Chaimanee et al.
2009Strepsirrhini Rose et al. p. 369
2010Strepsirrhini Harrison
2011Strepsirrhini Kirk and Williams p. 157
2013Strepsirrhini Fleagle
2019Strepsirrhini Chavasseau et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812

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.

Subor. Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
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Infraor. †Adapiformes Hoffstetter 1977
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Fm. †Adapidae Trouessart 1879
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Subtr. †Adapina Trouessart 1879
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G. †Cryptadapis Godinot 1984
Subfm. †Adapinae Trouessart 1879
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G. †Adapis Cuvier 1822
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†Adapis collinsonae Hooker 1986
†Adapis parisiensis Blainville 1841
†Adapis stintoni Gingerich 1977
†Adapis sudrei Gingerich 1977
G. †Adapoides Beard et al. 1994
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†Adapoides troglodytes Beard et al. 1994
G. †Leptadapis Gervais 1876
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Subg. †Leptadapis (Paradapis) Tattersall and Schwartz 1983
†Leptadapis capellae Crusafont-Pairo 1967
†Leptadapis filholi Godinot and Couette 2008
†Leptadapis leenhardti Stehlin 1912
†Leptadapis magnus Filhol 1874
†Leptadapis ruetimeyeri Filhol 1874
G. †Magnadapis Godinot and Couette 2008
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†Magnadapis fredi Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis intermedius Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis laurenceae Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis quercyi Godinot and Couette 2008
G. †Microadapis Szalay 1974
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†Microadapis sciureus Stehlin 1916
G. †Protoadapis Lemoine 1878
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†Protoadapis angustidens Filhol 1888
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Invalid names: Pronycticebus mancyi Tattersall and Schwartz 1983 [synonym]
†Protoadapis filholi Gingerich 1977
Invalid names: Protoadapis crassicuspidens Lemoine 1878 [nomen nudum]
G. †Pelycodus Cope 1875
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†Pelycodus danielsae Froehlich and Lucas 1991
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Invalid names: Pelycodus schidelerorum Kihm 1992 [synonym]
†Pelycodus eppsi Cooper 1932
†Pelycodus jarrovii Cope 1874
†Pelycodus savagei Gingerich 1977
G. †Sivaladapis Gingerich and Sahni 1979
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†Sivaladapis nagrii Prasad 1970
†Sivaladapis palaeindicus Pilgrim 1932
Invalid names: Arisella Crusafont Pairó 1967 [nomen dubium], Arisella capellae Crusafont Pairó 1967 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Adapoidea Trouessart 1879
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Fm. †Notharctidae Trouessart 1879
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Subfm. †Asiadapinae Rose et al. 2009
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G. †Asiadapis Rose et al. 2007
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Invalid names: Suratius Bajpai et al. 2007 [synonym]
G. †Marcgodinotius Bajpai et al. 2005
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Invalid names: Anthrasimias Bajpai et al. 2008 [synonym]
G. †Cantius Simons 1962
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†Cantius abditus Gingerich and Simons 1977
†Cantius actius Gunnell 1995
†Cantius angulatus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Smilodectes gingerichi Beard 1988 [synonym]
†Cantius eppsi Cooper 1932
†Cantius frugivorus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Copelemur feretutus Gingerich and Simons 1977 [synonym]
†Cantius mckennai Gingerich and Simons 1977
†Cantius nunienus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Copelemur consortutus Gingerich and Simons 1977 [synonym], Notharctus limosus Gazin 1952 [synonym]
†Cantius ralstoni Matthew 1915
†Cantius savagei Gingerich 1977
†Cantius simonsi Gunnell 2002
†Cantius torresi Gingerich 1986
†Cantius trigonodus Matthew 1915
Invalid names: Hesperolemur Gunnell 1995 [synonym]
Subfm. †Cercamoniinae Gingerich 1975
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G. †Agerinia Crusafont-Pairó and Golpe-Posse 1973
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Invalid names: Agerina Crusafont Pairó 1967 [replaced]
Tr. †Anchomomyini Szalay and Delson 1979
G. †Barnesia Thalmann 1994
G. †Buxella Godinot 1988
G. †Cercamonius Gingerich 1975
G. †Europolemur Weigelt 1933
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Invalid names: Alsatia Tattersall and Schwartz 1983 [synonym]
G. †Nievesia Marigó et al. 2013
G. †Panobius Russell and Gingerich 1987
G. †Periconodon Stehlin 1916
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Invalid names: Hallelemur Schwartz et al. 1983 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anchomomynini Szalay and Delson 1979 [empty]
Subfm. †Notharctinae Trouessart 1879
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G. †Copelemur Gingerich and Simons 1977
G. †Notharctus Leidy 1870
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†Notharctus robinsoni Gingerich 1979
†Notharctus robustior Leidy 1872
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Invalid names: Telmatolestes crassus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Notharctus tenebrosus Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Hipposyus formosus Leidy 1872 [synonym], Limnotherium affine Marsh 1872 [synonym], Limnotherium tyrannus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Notharctus formosus Gregory 1916 [synonym], Notharctus osborni Granger and Gregory 1917 [synonym], Notharctus pugnax Granger and Gregory 1917 [synonym], Thinolestes anceps Marsh 1872 [synonym], Tomitherium rostratum Cope 1872 [synonym]
†Notharctus venticolus Osborn 1902
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Invalid names: Cantius antediluvius Kihm 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hipposyus Leidy 1872 [synonym], Limnotherium Marsh 1871 [synonym], Pelycodus relictus Gregory 1917 [nomen nudum], Telmalestes Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinolestes Marsh 1872 [synonym], Tomitherium Cope 1872 [synonym]
Subfm. †Pondaunginae Ciochon and Holroyd 1994
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Invalid names: Siamopithecini Gunnell et al. 2002 [empty]
G. †Rouzilemur Godinot et al. 2018
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†Rouzilemur pulcher Godinot et al. 2018
G. †Smilodectes Wortman 1903
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†Smilodectes gracilis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Aphanolemur gibbosus Granger and Gregory 1917 [synonym], Notharctus matthewi Granger and Gregory 1917 [synonym]
†Smilodectes mcgrewi Gingerich 1979
†Smilodectes sororis Gunnell 2002
Invalid names: Aphanolemur Granger and Gregory 1917 [synonym]
Subfm. †Caenopithecinae Szalay and Delson 1979
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G. †Afradapis Seiffert et al. 2009
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†Afradapis longicristatus Seiffert et al. 2009
G. †Aframonius Simons et al. 1995
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†Aframonius dieides Simons et al. 1995
G. †Caenopithecus Rütimeyer 1862
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†Caenopithecus lemuroides Rütimeyer 1862
G. †Darwinius Franzen et al. 2009
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†Darwinius masillae Franzen et al. 2009
G. †Masradapis Seiffert et al. 2017
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†Masradapis tahai Seiffert et al. 2017
G. †Namadapis Godinot et al. 2018
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†Namadapis interdictus Godinot et al. 2018
Fm. †Ekgmowechashalidae Szalay 1976
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Subfm. †Bugtilemurinae Rust et al. 2023
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G. †Bugtilemur Marivaux et al. 2001
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†Bugtilemur mathesoni Marivaux et al. 2001
G. †Muangthanhinius Marivaux et al. 2006
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†Muangthanhinius siami Marivaux et al. 2006
G. †Ekgmowechashala Macdonald 1963
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†Ekgmowechashala philotau Macdonald 1963
†Ekgmowechashala zancanellai Samuels et al. 2015
G. †Gatanthropus Ni et al. 2016
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†Gatanthropus micros Ni et al. 2016
G. †Palaeohodites Rust et al. 2023
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†Palaeohodites naduensis Rust et al. 2023
G. †Lushius Chow 1961
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†Lushius qinlinensis Chow 1961
G. †Mahgarita Wilson and Szalay 1976
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†Mahgarita stevensi Wilson and Szalay 1976
Invalid names: Margarita Wilson and Szalay 1976 [replaced]
G. †Mescalerolemur Kirk and Williams 2011
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†Mescalerolemur horneri Kirk and Williams 2011
G. †Omanodon Gheerbrant et al. 1993
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†Omanodon minor Gheerbrant et al. 1993
Subfm. †Pronycticebinae Godinot 1998
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G. †Pronycticebus Grandidier 1904
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†Pronycticebus gaudryi Grandidier 1904
†Pronycticebus neglectus Thalmann et al. 1989
Fm. †Sivaladapidae Thomas and Verma 1979
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Subfm. †Anthradapinae Chavasseau et al. 2019
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G. †Anthradapis Chavasseau et al. 2019
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†Anthradapis vietnamensis Chavasseau et al. 2019
Subfm. †Hoanghoniinae Gingerich et al. 1994
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G. †Hoanghonius Zdansky 1930
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†Hoanghonius stehlini Zdansky 1930
G. †Rencunius Gingerich et al. 1994
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†Rencunius wui Tong 1997
†Rencunius zhoui Gingerich et al. 1994
G. †Wailekia Ducrocq et al. 1995
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†Wailekia orientale Ducrocq et al. 1995
G. †Kyitchaungia Beard et al. 2007
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†Kyitchaungia takaii Beard et al. 2007
G. †Laomaki Ni et al. 2016
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†Laomaki yunnanensis Ni et al. 2016
G. †Paukkaungia Beard et al. 2007
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†Paukkaungia parva Beard et al. 2007
G. †Siamoadapis Chaimanee et al. 2008
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†Siamoadapis maemohensis Chaimanee et al. 2008
Subfm. †Sivaladapinae Thomas and Verma 1979
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G. †Guangxilemur Qi and Beard 1998
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†Guangxilemur singsilai Marivaux et al. 2002
†Guangxilemur tongi Qi and Beard 1998
G. †Indraloris Lewis 1933
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†Indraloris himalayensis Pilgrim 1932
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Invalid names: Indraloris lulli Lewis 1933 [synonym]
†Indraloris kamlialensis Flynn and Morgan 2005
G. †Ramadapis Gilbert et al. 2017
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†Ramadapis sahnii Gilbert et al. 2017
G. †Sinoadapis Wu and Pan 1985
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†Sinoadapis carnosus Wu and Pan 1985
†Sinoadapis shihuibaensis Pan and Wu 1986
G. †Yunnanadapis Ni et al. 2016
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†Yunnanadapis folivorus Ni et al. 2016
†Yunnanadapis imperator Ni et al. 2016
G. †Sulaimanius Gunnell et al. 2012
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†Sulaimanius arifi Gunnell et al. 2008
Invalid names: Sulaimania Gunnell et al. 2008 [replaced]
Invalid names: Sivaladapinae Thomas and Verma 1979 [empty]
Fm. †Azibiidae Gingerich 1976
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G. †Algeripithecus Godinot and Mahboubi 1992
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†Algeripithecus minutus Godinot and Mahboubi 1992
G. †Azibius Sudre 1975
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†Azibius trerki Sudre 1975
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Invalid names: Dralestes hammadaensis Tabuce et al. 2004 [synonym], Tabelia hammadae Godinot and Mahboubi 1994 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dralestes Tabuce et al. 2004 [synonym], Tabelia Godinot and Mahboubi 1994 [synonym]
Fm. †Djebelemuridae Hartenberger and Marandat 1992
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G. †Djebelemur Hartenberger and Marandat 1992
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†Djebelemur martinezi Hartenberger and Marandat 1992
G. †Karanisia Seiffert et al. 2003
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†Karanisia arenula Jaeger et al. 2010
†Karanisia clarki Seiffert et al. 2003
Infraor. Lemuriformes Gregory 1915 [lemur]
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Unr. Chiromyiformes Anthony and Coupin 1931
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Fm. Daubentoniidae Gray 1863
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G. Daubentonia Geoffroy 1795 [aye aye]
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Daubentonia madagascariensis Gmelin 1788 [aye aye]
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Invalid names: Lemur psilodactylus Shaw 1800 [synonym]
†Daubentonia robusta Lamberton 1934
Invalid names: Cheiromys Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Cheyromis Geoffroy 1803 [synonym], Chiromys Illiger 1811 [synonym], Myslemur Blainville 1846 [synonym], Myspithecus Blainville 1839 [synonym], Psilodactylus Oken 1816 [synonym], Scoleophagus Geoffroy 1785 [synonym]
G. †Plesiopithecus Simons 1992
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†Plesiopithecus teras Simons 1992
G. †Propotto Simpson 1967
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†Propotto leakeyi Simpson 1967
Superfm. Lemuroidea Mivart 1864
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Fm. †Archaeolemuridae Grandidier 1905 [monkey lemur]
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G. †Archaeolemur Filhol 1895
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†Archaeolemur edwardsi Filhol 1895
†Archaeolemur majori Filhol 1895
G. †Hadropithecus Lorenz von Libernau 1901
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†Hadropithecus stenognathus Lorenz von Liburnau 1899
Fm. Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873
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G. Allocebus Petter-Rousseaux and Petter 1967
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Allocebus trichotis Günther 1875
G. Cheirogaleus Geoffroy 1812 [dwarf lemur]
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Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei et al. 2015
Cheirogaleus crossleyi Grandidier 1870
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele et al. 2013
Cheirogaleus major Geoffroy 1812
Cheirogaleus medius Geoffroy 1812 [fat-tailed dwarf lemur]
Cheirogaleus shethi Frasier et al. 2016
Cheirogaleus sibreei Forsyth Major 1896
Cheirogaleus thomasi Forsyth Major 1894
Invalid names: Altililemur Elliot 1913 [synonym], Cebugale Lesson 1840 [synonym], Mioxicebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Myspithecus Cuvier 1842 [synonym], Opolemur Gray 1872 [synonym]
G. Microcebus Geoffroy 1827 [mouse lemur]
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Microcebus arnholdi Louis et al. 2008
Microcebus berthae Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Microcebus bongolavensis Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus boraha Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus danfossi Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus ganzhorni Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus gerpi Radespiel et al. 2012
Microcebus jollyae Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus lehilahytsara Roos and Kappeler 2005
Microcebus lokobensis Olivieri et al. 2007
Microcebus macarthurii Radespiel et al. 2008
Microcebus mamiratra Andriantompohavana et al. 2006
Microcebus manitatra Hotaling et al. 2016
Microcebus margotmarshae Louis et al. 2008
Microcebus marohita Rasoloarison et al. 2013
Microcebus minor Geoffroy 1812
Microcebus mittermeieri Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus murinus Miller 1777 [gray mouse lemur]
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Invalid names: Cheirogaleus minor Geoffroy 1812 [synonym], Galago madagascariensis Geoffroy 1812 [synonym], Lemur prehensilis Kerr 1792 [synonym], Lemur pusillus Geoffroy 1795 [synonym], Myscebus palmarum Lesson 1840 [synonym], Prosimia minima Boddaert 1784 [synonym]
Microcebus myoxinus Peters 1852
Microcebus ravelobensis Zimmerman et al. 1998
Microcebus rufus Wagner 1840 [brown mouse lemur]
Microcebus sambiranensis Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Microcebus simmonsi Louis et al. 2006
Microcebus tanosi Rasoloarison et al. 2013
Microcebus tavaratra Rasolooarison et al. 2000
Invalid names: Azema Gray 1870 [synonym], Gliscebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Murilemur Gray 1870 [synonym], Myocebus Wagner 1841 [synonym], Myscebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Scartes Swainson 1835 [synonym]
G. Mirza Gray 1870 [dwarf lemur]
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Mirza coquereli Grandidier 1867
Mirza zaza Kappeler et al. 2005
G. Phaner Gray 1870
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Phaner electromontis Groves and Tattersall 1991
Phaner furcifer Blainville 1839
Phaner pallescens Groves and Tattersall 1991
Phaner parienti Groves and Tattersall 1991
Fm. Indriidae Burnett 1828
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G. Avahi Jourdan 1834 [avahi]
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Avahi betsilio Andriantompohavana et al. 2007
Avahi cleesei Thalmann and Geissmann 2005
Avahi laniger Gmelin 1788 [eastern woolly lemur]
Avahi meridionalis Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi mooreorum Lei et al. 2008 [Moore's woolly lemur]
Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898 [western wooly lemur]
Avahi peyrierasi Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi ramanantsoavani Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi unicolor Thalmann and Geissmann 2000
Invalid names: Habrocebus Wagner 1839 [synonym], Iropocus Gloger 1841 [synonym], Microrhynchus Jourdan 1834 [replaced], Semnocebus Lesson 1840 [synonym]
G. Indri Geoffroy and Cuvier 1796 [indri]
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Indri indri Gmelin 1788 [indri]
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Invalid names: Indri brevicaudatus Geoffroy 1796 [synonym], Indri niger Lacépède 1799 [synonym], Indris variegatus Gray 1872 [synonym], Lichanotus mitratus Peters 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Indrium Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Lichanotus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Pithelemur Lesson 1840 [synonym]
G. Propithecus Bennett 1832 [sifaka]
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Propithecus candidus Grandidier 1871
Propithecus coquereli Grandidier 1867
Propithecus coronatus Milne-Edwards 1871
Propithecus deckenii Grandidier 1867
Propithecus diadema Grandidier 1867
Propithecus edwardsi Grandidier 1871
Propithecus perrieri Lavauden 1931
Propithecus verreauxi Grandidier 1867
Invalid names: Macromerus Smith 1833 [synonym]
Fm. Lemuridae Gray 1821
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G. Eulemur Simons and Rumpler 1988 [true lemur]
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Eulemur albifrons Geoffroy 1796 [white-headed lemur]
Eulemur cinereiceps Grandidier and Milne-Edwards 1890
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Invalid names: Eulemur albocollaris Rumpler 1975 [synonym]
Eulemur collaris Geoffroy 1817 [collared brown lemur]
Eulemur coronatus Gray 1842 [crowned lemur]
Eulemur flavifrons Gray 1867 [blue-eyed black lemur]
Eulemur fulvus Geoffroy 1796 [common brown lemur]
Eulemur macaco Linnaeus 1766 [black lemur]
Eulemur mongoz Linnaeus 1766 [mongoose lemur]
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Invalid names: Lemur nigrifrons Geoffroy 1812 [synonym]
Eulemur rubriventer Geoffroy 1850 [red-bellied lemur]
Eulemur rufifrons Bennett 1833
Eulemur rufus Audebert 1799 [red lemur]
Eulemur sanfordi Archbold 1932
G. Hapalemur Geoffroy 1851
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Hapalemur alaotrensis Rumpler 1975
Hapalemur aureus Meier et al. 1987
Hapalemur meridionalis Warter et al. 1987
Invalid names: Prolemur Gray 1870 [synonym]
G. Lemur Linnaeus 1758 [ring-tailed lemur]
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Lemur catta Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Catta Link 1806 [synonym], Eulemur Haeckel 1895 [nomen nudum], Maki Muirhead 1819 [synonym], Mococo Trouessart 1878 [synonym], Procebus Storr 1780 [synonym], Prosimia Brisson 1762 [synonym]
G. †Pachylemur Lamberton 1948
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†Pachylemur insignis Filhol 1895
†Pachylemur jullyi Grandidier 1899
G. Varecia Gray 1863 [ruffed lemur]
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Varecia rubra Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
Varecia variegata Kerr 1792 [black-and-white ruffed lemur]
Invalid names: Chiromyina Gray 1825 [empty], Galagonina Gray 1825 [empty], Lemurinae Gray 1825 [empty], Lichanotina Gray 1825 [empty], Loridina Gray 1825 [empty], Tarsiina Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
Fm. Lepilemuridae Gray 1870
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G. Lepilemur Geoffroy 1851 [sportive lemur]
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Lepilemur aeeclis Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur ahmansoni Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975
Lepilemur betsileo Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur edwardsi Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur fleuretae Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur grewcockorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur hollandorum Ramaromilanto et al. 2009
Lepilemur hubbardorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur jamesorum Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur leucopus Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur manasamody Craul et al. 2007
Lepilemur microdon Forsyth Major 1894
Lepilemur milanoii Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur mittermeieri Rabarivola et al. 2006
Lepilemur mustelinus Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1851
Lepilemur otto Craul et al. 2007
Lepilemur petteri Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur randrianasoloi Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur ruficaudatus Grandidier 1867
Lepilemur sahamalazensis Andriaholinirina et al. 2006
Lepilemur scottorum Lei et al. 2008 [Scotts sportive lemur]
Lepilemur seali Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur septentrionalis Rumpler and Albignac 1975
Lepilemur tymerlachsoni Louis et al. 2006
Lepilemur wrighti Louis et al. 2006
Invalid names: Galeocebus Wagner 1855 [synonym], Mixocebus Peters 1875 [synonym]
Fm. Megaladapidae Forsyth Major 1894
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G. †Megaladapis Forsyth Major 1894
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†Megaladapis edwardsi Grandidier 1899
†Megaladapis grandidieri Standing 1903
†Megaladapis madagascariensis Forsyth Major 1894
Fm. †Palaeopropithecidae Tattersall 1973
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G. †Archaeoindris Standing 1908
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†Archaeoindris fontoynontii Standing 1909
G. †Babakotia Godfrey et al. 1990
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†Babakotia radofilai Godfrey et al. 1990
G. †Mesopropithecus Standing 1905
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†Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion Simons et al. 1995
†Mesopropithecus pithecoides Standing 1905
G. †Palaeopropithecus Grandidier 1899
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†Palaeopropithecus ingens Grandidier 1899
†Palaeopropithecus maximus Grandidier 1899
Invalid names: Indridae Burnett 1828 [empty], Megalapidae [empty], Nesopithecidae Major 1896 [empty]
Invalid names: Cheirogaleoidea Gray 1872 [empty], Indrioidea [empty]
Infraor. Lorisiformes Gregory 1915
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Superfm. †Lorisoidea
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Fm. Galagidae Mivart 1864 [galago]
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G. Euoticus Gray 1863 [needle-clawed bushbaby]
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Euoticus elegantulus Le Conte 1857 [southern needle-clawed bushbaby]
G. Galago Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1796
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†Galago farafraensis Pickford et al. 2006
Galago gallarum Thomas 1901
Galago matschiei Lorenz 1917
Galago moholi Smith 1836 [mohol bushbaby]
†Galago sadimanensis Walker 1987
Galago senegalensis Geoffroy 1796 [Senegal bushbaby]
Invalid names: Otolicnus Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. Galagoides Smith 1833
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Subg. Galagoides (Galagoides) Matthews and Brothers 2002
Galagoides demidoff Fischer 1806 [Prince Demidoff's galago]
Galagoides kumbirensis Svensson et al. 2017
Galagoides thomasi Elliot 1907
Subfm. †Kombinae Harrison 2010
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G. †Komba Simpson 1967
G. Otolemur Coquerel 1859
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Otolemur crassicaudatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
Otolemur garnettii Ogilby 1838
†Otolemur howelli Wesselman 1984
Otolemur monteiri Barlett 1863
G. Paragalago Masters et al. 2017
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Paragalago cocos Heller 1912
Paragalago granti Thomas 1907
Paragalago orinus Lawrence and Washburn 1936
G. †Progalago MacInnes 1943
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†Progalago dorae MacInnes 1943
G. †Saharagalago Seiffert et al. 2003
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†Saharagalago misrensis Seiffert et al. 2003
G. Sciurocheirus Gray 1872
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Sciurocheirus alleni Waterhouse 1838 [Bioko Allen's bushbaby]
G. †Wadilemur Simons 1997
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†Wadilemur elegans Simons 1997
Fm. Lorisidae Gray 1821 [loris]
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Subfm. Lorisinae Gray 1821
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G. Loris Geoffroy 1796 [slender loris]
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Invalid names: Loridium Rafinesque 1815 [objective synonym], Stenops Illiger 1811 [objective synonym]
G. †Microloris Flynn and Morgan 2005
G. †Nycticeboides Jacobs 1981
G. Nycticebus Geoffroy 1812 [slow loris]
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Invalid names: Bradycebus Cuvier and Geoffroy 1795 [synonym]
Subfm. †Mioeuoticinae Harrison 2010
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G. †Mioeuoticus Leakey 1962
G. †Namaloris Pickford 2015
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†Namaloris rupestris Pickford 2015
Subfm. Perodictinae Gray 1870
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G. Arctocebus Gray 1863 [golden potto]
G. Perodicticus Bennett 1831 [potto]
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Invalid names: Potto Lesson 1840 [synonym]
G. Pseudopotto Schwartz 1996 [False potto]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 gg
Minimum body mass: 30 gg
Body mass estimate: 30 g
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Legendre 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma

Collections (716 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07France (Marne) Cantius eppsi (133367)
Graybullian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Cantius abditus (15701) Pelycodus mckennai (15878) Pelycodus ralstoni (15875)
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Notharctus nunienus (15930) Notharctus sp., Notharctus venticolus (15915) Notharctus venticolus (15945 16073 16076) Notharctus venticolus, Notharctus nunienus (15917)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Notharctus sp. (15451)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (North Dakota) Pelycodus ralstoni (15895)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Cantius abditus (15225 15289 15319 15361 15374 15375 15377 15381 15384 15385 15389) Cantius abditus, Cantius frugivorus (15282 15293 15392) Cantius abditus, Cantius trigonodus (15274 15290) Cantius abditus, Pelycodus jarrovii (15280) Cantius frugivorus (15294 15297 15305 15314 15325 15338 15341 15406 15409 15410) Cantius frugivorus, Pelycodus schidelerorum (15418 15419) Cantius mckennai (15222 15273 15350 15353 15354) Cantius ralstoni (15429) Cantius sp. (15428) Cantius trigonodus (15221 15264 15277 15288 15310) Copelemur praetutus (15357) Pelycodus jarrovii (15296) Pelycodus jarrovii, Notharctus nunienus (15650) Pelycodus mckennai (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15855 15862 15864 15865 15868 15870 15887)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Adapidae indet. (15561 15937) Cantius abditus (15576 15578 15687 15688 15689 15692 15694 15703 15707 46682 46683 46692 46695 46696 46701 46702 46704 46707 46709 46711 46714 46718 46728 46729 46734 46735 46736 46740 46742 46745 46746 46748 46752 46754 46755 46763 46765 46766 46767 46810 46811 46820 46825 46826 46846 46847 46849 46851) Cantius abditus, Cantius frugivorus (46699 46712) Cantius abditus, Cantius trigonodus (15526 15577) Cantius abditus, Copelemur feretutus (46700 46706) Cantius frugivorus (186932 186934 186950 186951) Cantius frugivorus, Cantius venticolus (15841) Cantius frugivorus, Copelemur australotutus (186931 186935 186939 186946) Cantius mckennai (15471 15477 15478 15525 15586 15588 15592 15593 15594 15673 15682 15683 15699 15727 15884 16037 46636 46639 46642 46643 46644 46645 46648 46656 46665 46668 46669 46670 46672 46673 46674 46680 46685 46687 46688 46690 46691 46693 46697 46721 46724 46727 46768 46769 46770 46772 46773 46774 46777 46780 46781 46782 46783 46784 46785 46787 46788 46789 46790 46791 46792 46794 46795 46796 46797 46798 46799 46800 46801 46803 46804 46805 46806 46807 46808 46809 46812 46813 46814 46815 46818 46819 46821 46828 46830 46831 46834 46838 46841 46844 46852) Cantius mckennai, Cantius ralstoni (46822) Cantius mckennai, Cantius trigonodus (15468 46759) Cantius nunienus, Notharctus venticolus (27268) Cantius ralstoni (15587 15589 15590 15788 16043 16044 46637 46640 46652 46657 46659 46662 46726 46823) Cantius simonsi (88210) Cantius sp. (15493 15504 15515 15933 15934) Cantius sp., Cantius frugivorus (15454) Cantius sp., Pelycodus abditus (15553) Cantius torresi (15759 15760 16035) Cantius trigonodus (15695 15696 15697 15702 15704 15705 46717 46720 46730 46731 46732 46733 46739 46749 46753 46756 46757 46758 46760 46761 46762 46843 46845) Cantius venticolus (16070) Copelemur australotutus (15597 186936 186947) Copelemur feretutus, Pelycodus jarrovii (15964) Copelemur praetutus (16071) Copelemur sp., Cantius abditus (15552 15573) Copelemur sp., Cantius mckennai (118482) Copelemur tutus (186941) Notharctus limosus (15479 15724) Notharctus nunienus (15456 15486 15665 15667 15670 15839 15842 15848 15849 15852 16074) Notharctus robinsoni (15942) Notharctus sp. (15843) Notharctus venticolus (15642 15902 15907) Notharctus venticolus, Notharctus limosus (15662) Notharctus venticolus, Notharctus nunienus (15710) Pelycodus abditus (15542 15543 15544 15546 15547 15548 15549 15550 15556 15560 15563) Pelycodus abditus, Copelemur consortutus (15554 15555 15557 15558) Pelycodus abditus, Pelycodus frugivorus (15551) Pelycodus frugivorus (15565) Pelycodus jarrovii (15564 15566 15567 15596) Pelycodus mckennai (15744 15765 15770 15779 15786 15790 15912 15932 16016 16017 16018 16021 16024 16027 16029 16032 16055) Pelycodus praetutus, Pelycodus trigonodus (15455) Pelycodus ralstoni (15491 15729 15738 15739 15749 15793) Pelycodus sp. (15495 15503 15505 15507 15509 15510 15511 15512 15513 15514 15516 15517 15518 15520 15521 15522 15523 15524 15531 15532 15534 15538 15657 15756 15846 15893 15898 15943 15996) Pelycodus sp., Pelycodus abditus (15536 15541) Pelycodus trigonodus (15656 15721 15723 15768 15889 87906) Pelycodus trigonodus, Pelycodus praetutus (15717)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) Cantius angulatus, Copelemur tutus, Pelycodus frugivorus (15663) Cantius frugivorus (15433 15443) Copelemur sp., Pelycodus sp. (15448) Copelemur tutus (15446) Copelemur tutus, Pelycodus angulatus, Pelycodus frugivorus (15430) Pelycodus jarrovii (15449) Pelycodus sp. (15447) Prototomus jarrovii (15452) Smilodectes gingerichi (15432)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Cantius abditus (15684 15685 15690 15691 15700) Cantius abditus, Copelemur feretutus (15680) Cantius sp. (15679) Cantius torresi (154262 154271 154277 154282) Cantius trigonodus (15681)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07France (Var) Adapidae indet., Agerinia sp., Pelycodus eppsi (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Spain (Lleida) Agerina roselli (88345)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Panobius afridi (87961)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07France (Corbieres) Adapidae indet. (92838)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07Spain (Catalonia) Agerinia sp., Cantius sp. (182236)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07Spain (Huesca) Agerina roselli (88346) Agerinia sp. (187315)
MP 8 + 956.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Agerinia sp. (84997)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Marne) Cantius savagei (35533 35535) Periconodon lemoinei (35539)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Île-de-France) Cantius epppsi (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Hérault) Agerina sp. (181563)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Cantius sp. (68174)