Biology:Muangthanhinius

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Short description: Extinct genus of primates

Muangthanhinius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Incertae sedis/Adapiformes
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

Wikidata ☰ Q19757502 entry