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Mioeuoticus Temporal range: Burdigalian–Langhian, ~19–15 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Lorisidae
Subfamily:	†Mioeuoticinae Harrison, 2010
Genus:	†Mioeuoticus Leakey, 1962

Mioeuoticus is an extinct genus of lorisid primates from the Miocene of East Africa. It is the only genus in the subfamily Mioeuoticinae. Mioeuoticus was a relatively small, potto-sized animal with an omnivorous diet consisting of fruit and insects.

Species

• †M. bishopi Leakey, 1962 (Type)
• †M. kichotoi Kunimatsu et al., 2017
• †M. shipmani Phillips and Walker, 2000

References

1. Harrison, T. (2010). "Later Tertiary Lorisiformes". In Werdelin, L.; Sanders, W. J. (eds.). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 333–349. ISBN 978-0-520-25721-4.
2. Harrison, T. (2016). "Miocene Primates". The International Encyclopedia of Primatology: 1–5. doi:10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0227. ISBN 9781119179313.
3. Kunimatsu, Y.; Tsujikawa, H.; Nakatsukasa, M.; Shimizu, D.; Ogihara, N.; Kikuchi, Y.; Nakano, Y.; Takano, T.; Morimoto, N.; Ishida, H. (2017). "A new species of Mioeuoticus (Lorisiformes, Primates) from the early Middle Miocene of Kenya". Anthropological Science. 125 (2): 59–65. doi:10.1537/ase.170322.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates
Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini †Plesiopithecus †Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius Palaeohodites †Cercamoniidae Agerinia Anchomomys Barnesia Buxella Donrussellia Mazateronodon Nievesia Panobius Periconodon Pronycticebus Protoadapis †Adapidae Adapis Cryptadapis Leptadapis Magnadapis Microadapis Palaeolemur †Asiadapidae Asiadapis Marcgodinotius †Sivaladapidae Anthradapis Guangxilemur Kyitchaungia Laomaki Paukkaungia Yunnanadapis Hoanghoniinae Hoanghonius Lushius Rencunius Wailekia Sivaladapinae Indraloris Ramadapis Siamoadapis Sinoadapis Sivaladapis †Caenopithecidae Adapoides Afradapis Aframonius Caenopithecus Darwinius Europolemur Godinotia Mahgarita Masradapis Mescalerolemur Namadapis Notnamaia? †Azibiidae Algeripithecus Azibius †Djebelemuridae Djebelemur Notnamaia? Omanodon Shizarodon Lemuriformes see below↓
Lemuriformes Lorisoidea †Karanisia? †Saharagalago Galagidae Euoticus Galago Galagoides †Komba †Laetolia Otolemur Paragalago †Progalago †Saharagalago? Sciurocheirus †Wadilemur Lorisidae †Mioeuoticus †Namaloris Lorisinae Loris †Nycticeboides Nycticebus Xanthonycticebus Perodicticinae Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Lemuroidea Daubentonia Lepilemur †Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur Lemur †Pachylemur Varecia †Archaeolemuridae Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus
See also: Adapiformes Subfossil lemur

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