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Afrotarsius
Taxonomy
Afrotarsius was named by Simons and Bown (1985). Its type is Afrotarsius chatrathi.
It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Simons and Bown (1985) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Afrotarsiidae by Kay et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Tarsiidae by Simons and Bown (1985) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Afrotarsiidae by Kay et al. (2004).
Species
A. chatrathi (type species), A. libycus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Afrotarsius Simons and Bown p. 476 |
| 1997 | Afrotarsius McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Afrotarsius Kay et al. p. 100 |
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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. †Afrotarsius Simons and Bown 1985
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†Afrotarsius chatrathi Simons and Bown 1985
†Afrotarsius libycus Jaeger et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available