Wadilemur Simons 1997 (galago)

Mammalia - Primates - Galagidae

Full reference: E. L. Simons. 1997. Discovery of the Smallest Fayum Egyptian Primates (Anchomomyini, Adapidae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94(1):180-184

Parent taxon: Galagidae according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2005

See also Simons 1997

Sister taxa: Euoticus, Galago, Galagoides, Kombinae, Otolemur, Paragalago, Progalago, Saharagalago, Sciurocheirus

Subtaxa: Wadilemur elegans

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Type: Wadilemur elegans

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

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