Muangthanhinius

Muangthanhinius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: †Adapiformes
Family: †incertae sedis
Genus: †Muangthanhinius
Marivaux et al., 2006
Species:
†M. siami
Binomial name
†Muangthanhinius siami
Marivaux et al., 2006

Muangthanhinius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Asia during the late Eocene.[1][2]

Classification

Muangthanhinius was initially classified as incertae sedis within Adapiformes because Marivaux et al. (2006) noted its distinctness from other named adapiform families. The authors noted its similarity to Bugtilemur, questioning the latter's putative lemuriform affinities. Ni et al. (2016) recovered Muangthanhinius as part of the family Ekgmowechashalidae along with Ekgmowechashala, Bugtilemur, and Gatanthropus.[3]

References

  1. ^ L. Marivaux, Y. Chaimanee, P. Tafforeau and J.-J. Jaeger. 2006. New strepsirrhine primate from the late Eocene of peninsular Thailand (Krabi Basin). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 130:425-434
  2. ^ Fleagle 2013, p. 243.
  3. ^ X. Ni, Q. Li, L. Li and K. C. Beard. 2016. Oligocene primates from China reveal divergence between African and Asian primate evolution. Science 352(6286):673-677.

Literature cited

  • Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.