Omomys Leidy 1869 (tarsier)

Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae

Synonym: Euryacodon Marsh 1872

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1869. Notice of some extinct vertebrates from Wyoming and Dakota. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 21:63-67

Parent taxon: Omomyini according to K. M. Muldoon and G. F. Gunnell 2002

See also Burger 2010, Gazin 1958, Gunnell and Rose 2002, Hay 1902, Leidy 1869, Leidy 1873, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1940, Szalay 1976 and Wortman 1904

Sister taxa: Chumashius, Omomyina, Saskomomys, Steinius

Subtaxa: Euryacodon lepidus Omomys carteri Omomys lloydi Omomys pucillus

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Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (80: California, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 81 collections including 84 occurrences

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