Wadilemur elegans is an extinct galago, a member of the primate family Galagidae, described by Simons in 1997 as the species of the genus Wadilemur. The English Wikipedia list of fossil primates places it under Galagidae, and the Wikipedia article on strepsirrhines names Wadilemur, with Karanisia and Saharagalago, among three fossil lorisoids of about 40 million years ago found in the El Fayum deposits of Egypt between 1997 and 2005. The Paleobiology Database records the species in Egypt at the Jebel Qatrani Formation, in the Rupelian stage between about 33.9 and 27.3 million years ago, so the sources differ somewhat on its age. None of the pages read gives its size, diet or habits.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
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Source Strepsirrhini (Wikipedia)Lemuriform evolutionQuote, Lemuriform evolution
fossil lorisoids (Karanisia, Saharagalago, and Wadilemur) in the El Fayum deposits of Egypt
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database API: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Wadilemur elegans
Paleobiology Database APITaxon record
Wadilemur elegans
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
Wadilemur elegans Simons, 1997
In Group: Primate Species, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
Wadilemur elegans Simons, 1997
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