Mioeuoticus
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Extinct genus of primates
| Mioeuoticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | †Mioeuoticinae Harrison, 2010 |
| Genus: | †Mioeuoticus Leakey, 1962 |
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa. It is the only genus in the subfamily Mioeuoticinae.[1] Mioeuoticus was a relatively small, potto-sized animal with an omnivorous diet consisting of fruit and insects.[2]
Species
[edit ]- †M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
- †M. kichotoi Kunimatsu et al., 2017[3]
- †M. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000
References
[edit ]- ^ Harrison, T. (2010). "Later Tertiary Lorisiformes". In Werdelin, L.; Sanders, W. J. (eds.). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 333–349. ISBN 978-0-520-25721-4.
- ^ Harrison, T. (2016). "Miocene Primates". The International Encyclopedia of Primatology: 1–5. doi:10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0227 . ISBN 9781119179313.
- ^ Kunimatsu, Y.; Tsujikawa, H.; Nakatsukasa, M.; Shimizu, D.; Ogihara, N.; Kikuchi, Y.; Nakano, Y.; Takano, T.; Morimoto, N.; Ishida, H. (2017). "A new species of Mioeuoticus (Lorisiformes, Primates) from the early Middle Miocene of Kenya". Anthropological Science. 125 (2): 59–65. doi:10.1537/ase.170322 .
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