Otolemur howelli is an extinct galago, a member of the primate family Galagidae, described by Wesselman in 1984 and now placed in the greater galago genus Otolemur. The English Wikipedia list of fossil primates names it under its earlier genus as Galago howelli, and the Wikipedia article on the Shungura Formation lists it as O. howelli from Member B, with a left maxillary fragment as holotype; that formation is in Ethiopia. The Paleobiology Database and the GBIF backbone both accept the species but give no occurrence record, age or description for it. No page read gives its size, diet or habits.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database API: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Otolemur howelli
Paleobiology Database APITaxon record
Otolemur howelli
Taxon record, environment
"jev": "terrestrial"
Taxon record, diet (frugivore)
"jdt": "insectivore, frugivore"
View the Source 2. List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
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extinct primates for which a fossil record exists
Child Taxon Of: Galagidae, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
Galago howelli Wesselman, 1984
In Group: Primate Species, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
Galago howelli Wesselman, 1984
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