Shizarodon
| Shizarodon dhofarensis Temporal range: Early Oligocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Djebelemuridae |
| Genus: | †Shizarodon Gheerbrant et al., 1993 |
| Species: | †S. dhofarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Shizarodon dhofarensis Gheerbrant et al., 1993 | |
Shizarodon is a genus of primate related to lemuriforms[1] that lived in Oman during the early Oligocene.[2]
Notes
References
- ↑ Fleagle 2013, p. 415.
- ↑ Gebo 2002, p. 35.
Literature cited
- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.
- Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.