Macrotarsius

Macrotarsius is an extinct genus of omomyid that inhabited North America and East Asia during the Eocene epoch.

Macrotarsius Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Family:	†Omomyidae
Genus:	†Macrotarsius Clark, 1941
Type species
Macrotarsius montanus Clark, 1941
Species
Macrotarsius montanus Macrotarsius marcorhysis Macrotarsius siegerti Macrotarsius jepseni Macrotarsius roederi

Taxonomy

Macrotarsius contains five species: the type species M. montanus, M. jepseni, M. macrorhysis, M. roederi, and M. siegerti.^[1]

Distribution

Macrotarsius macrorhysis lived in Jiangsu, China during the Middle Eocene.^[2]