†Bahinia pondaungensis Jaeger et al. 1999 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae
Synonym: Eosimias paukkaungensis Takai et al. 2005
Full reference: J. J. Jaeger, T. Thein, M. Benammi, Y. Chaimanee, A. N. Soe, T. Lwin, T. Tun, S. Wai, and S. Ducrocq. 1999. A new primate from the middle Eocene of Myanmar and the Asian early origins of Anthropoids. Science 286:528-530
Belongs to Bahinia according to J. J. Jaeger et al. 1999
See also Chaimanee et al. 2012 and Takai et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Bahinia banyueae
Type specimens:
- Bahinia pondaungensis: NMMP 15, a partial skull (left and right maxilla and associated jaw fragment). Its type locality is Bahin 4, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.
- Eosimias paukkaungensis:
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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