Mioeuoticus

Mioeuoticus
Temporal range: Burdigalian–Langhian, ~19–15 Ma
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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

  • †M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
  • †M. kichotoi Kunimatsu et al., 2017[3]
  • †M. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Harrison, T. (2016). "Miocene Primates". The International Encyclopedia of Primatology: 1–5. doi:10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0227. ISBN 9781119179313.
  3. ^ 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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