Saharagalago

Saharagalago
Temporal range: Bartonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: †Saharagalago
Species:
†S. misrensis
Binomial name
†Saharagalago misrensis
Seiffert et al., 2003

Saharagalago is an extinct monotypic genus of strepsirrhine primate that lived in Afro-Arabia during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Saharagalago references the Sahara Desert and the status of the genus as a member of the galagid family. The specific epithet of the type species Saharagalago misrensis derives from Misr, the Arabic name for Egypt, where the holotype fossil was found.

References

  1. ↑ "Saharagalago". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn LaVerne; Attia, Yousry (27 March 2003). "Fossil evidence for an ancient divergence of lorises and galagos". Nature. 422 (6930): 421–424. doi:10.1038/nature01489. ISSN 0028-0836. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Nature Publishing Group.