Mioeuoticus shipmani is an extinct lorisid primate of the genus Mioeuoticus, known from the Miocene of East Africa. It was named by Phillips and Walker in 2000, and it is one of three species in the genus alongside the type species M. bishopi, named by Leakey in 1962, and M. kichotoi, named by Kunimatsu and colleagues in 2017. Mioeuoticus is the only genus placed in the subfamily Mioeuoticinae. Animals of the genus are described as relatively small, about the size of a potto, with an omnivorous diet that consisted of fruit and insects, and the fossil range given for the genus runs from the Burdigalian to the Langhian stage.
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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. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000
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†M. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000
View the Source2. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mioeuoticus shipmani
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"is_extant": "extinct"
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"is_extant": "extinct"
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