Mioeuoticus bishopi is an extinct lorisid primate from the Miocene of East Africa. It is the type species of the genus Mioeuoticus, which Leakey named in 1962 under the same author citation as the species. The genus is the only one in the subfamily Mioeuoticinae, and it is listed with three species in all: M. bishopi, M. kichotoi and M. shipmani. Mioeuoticus is described as a relatively small animal, about the size of a potto, with an omnivorous diet of fruit and insects, and the fossil range given for the genus runs from the Burdigalian to the Langhian stage of the Miocene.
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Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
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1. Mioeuoticus (Wikipedia)
Lead, East Africa
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
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Mioeuoticus was a relatively small, potto-sized animal with an omnivorous diet consisting of fruit and insects.
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Mioeuoticus was a relatively small, potto-sized animal with an omnivorous diet consisting of fruit and insects.
Child Taxon Of: Mioeuoticus, Species list
†M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
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†M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
View the Source2. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mioeuoticus bishopi
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"is_extant": "extinct"
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"is_extant": "extinct"
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