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Wadilemur elegans

Mammals

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.

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

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source List of fossil primates (Wikipedia)
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Source Strepsirrhini (Wikipedia)Lemuriform evolution
Quote, 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 API
  • Taxon record
    Wadilemur elegans
  • 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
    Wadilemur elegans Simons, 1997
  • In Group: Primate Species, Strepsirrhini, Galagidae
    Wadilemur elegans Simons, 1997
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