Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates that lived in East Africa during the Miocene. It is the only genus placed in the subfamily Mioeuoticinae, and it was named by Leakey in 1962 for its type species, Mioeuoticus bishopi. Three species are listed: M. bishopi, M. kichotoi, described by Kunimatsu and colleagues in 2017 from the early Middle Miocene of Kenya, and M. shipmani, described by Phillips and Walker in 2000. The animals were relatively small, about the size of a potto, and are reconstructed as omnivores that ate fruit and insects. The fossil range given for the genus runs from the Burdigalian to the Langhian stage.
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Source Mioeuoticus (Wikipedia)Lead, East AfricaQuote, Lead, East Africa
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
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1. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mioeuoticus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, rank
"taxon_rank": "genus"
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Taxon record, first appearance interval
"early_interval": "Langhian"
Taxon record, taxon size
"taxon_size": 4
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Lead, East Africa
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
Child Taxon Of: Lorisidae, Lead, family
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
In Group: Primate Genera, Lead, primates
Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa.
Parent Taxon Of: Mioeuoticus kichotoi, Species list
†M. kichotoi Kunimatsu et al., 2017
Parent Taxon Of: Mioeuoticus shipmani, Species list
†M. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000
Parent Taxon Of: Mioeuoticus bishopi, Species list
†M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
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