Muangthanhinius
Extinct genus of primates
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Muangthanhinius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Asia during the late Eocene.[1][2]
| Muangthanhinius Temporal range: Late Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | †Adapiformes |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Muangthanhinius Marivaux et al., 2006 |
| Species: | †M. siami |
| Binomial name | |
| †Muangthanhinius siami Marivaux et al., 2006 | |
Classification
Muangthanhinius was initially classified as incertae sedis within Adapiformes because Marivaux et al. (2006) noted its distinctness from other named adapiform families. The authors noted its similarity to Bugtilemur, questioning the latter's putative lemuriform affinities. Ni et al. (2016) recovered Muangthanhinius as part of the family Ekgmowechashalidae along with Ekgmowechashala, Bugtilemur, and Gatanthropus.[3]