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Progalago dorae

Mammals

Progalago dorae is an extinct galago, a member of the primate family Galagidae, described by MacInnes in 1943 as the first species of the genus Progalago. The English Wikipedia list of fossil primates places it under Galagidae beside a second species of the genus, Progalago songhorensis, described by Simpson in 1967. The Paleobiology Database records the genus Progalago in Kenya in the Burdigalian stage of the early Miocene, between about 20.5 and 16 million years ago, but it holds no record of this species itself, so the age and place of the species are known only through its genus. No page read gives its size, diet or habits.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
No 2
Scientific Name
Progalago dorae 1
Conservation Status
Extinct 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database API: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Progalago dorae
Paleobiology Database API
  • Taxon record
    Progalago dorae
  • Taxon record, environment
    "jev": "terrestrial"
  • Taxon record, diet (frugivore)
    "jdt": "insectivore, frugivore"
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2. List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    extinct primates for which a fossil record exists
  • Child Taxon Of: Galagidae, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
    Progalago dorae MacInnes, 1943
  • In Group: Primate Species, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
    Progalago dorae MacInnes, 1943
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