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Taxonomy
Hesperotarsius was named by Zijlstra et al. (2013). Its type is Hesperotarsius sindhensis.
It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Zijlstra et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Zijlstra et al. (2013).
Species
H. sindhensis (type species), H. thailandicus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Hesperotarsius Zijlstra et al. |
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G. †Hesperotarsius Zijlstra et al. 2013
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†Hesperotarsius sindhensis Zijlstra et al. 2013
†Hesperotarsius thailandicus Ginsburg and Mein 1987
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. S. Zijlstra et al. 2013 | Members 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. |