†Microchoerus erinaceus Wood 1844 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Belongs to Microchoerus according to J. J. Hooker 1986
See also Cray 1973
Sister taxa: Microchoerus creechbarrowensis, Microchoerus hookeri, Microchoerus ornatus, Microchoerus wardi
Type specimen: B.M. 25229, a skull (cranium and imperfect left ramus of the mandible). Its type locality is Hordle Cliff Crocodile Bed, Hampshire, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Headon Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (10 collections), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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