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Archaeolemuridae G. Grandier, 1905
Archaeolemur Filhol, 1895
Archaeolemur edwardsi Filhol, 1895
Archaeolemur majori Filhol, 1895
Hadropithecus Lorenz von Liburnau, 1899
Hadropithecus stenognathus Lorenz von Liburnau, 1899
Palaeopropithecidae Tattersall, 1973
Mesopropithecus Standing, 1905
Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion Simons et al., 1995
Mesopropithecus globiceps Lamberton, 1936
Mesopropithecus pithecoides Standing, 1905
Babakotia Godfrey et al., 1990
Babakotia radofilai Godfrey et al., 1990
Palaeopropithecus G. Grandidier, 1899
Palaeopropithecus ingens G. Grandidier, 1899
Palaeopropithecus kelyus Gommery et al., 2010
Palaeopropithecus maximus Standing, 1903
Archaeoindris Standing, 1909
Archaeoindris fontoynontii Standing, 1909
Megaladapidae Forsyth-Major, 1894
Megaladapis Forsyth-Major, 1894
Subgenus: Megaladapis
Megaladapis (Megaladapis) grandidieri Standing, 1903
Megaladapis (Megaladapis) madagascariensis Forsyth-Major, 1894
Subgenus: Peloriadapis
Megaladapis (Peloriadapis) edwardsi Grandidier, 1899
Lemuridae Gray, 1821
Pachylemur Lamberton, 1946
Pachylemur insignis Filhol, 1895
Pachylemur jullyi Lamberton, 1948

=== Lorisiformes ===
Lorisidae Gray, 1821
Karanisia Seiffert et al., 2003
Karanisia clarki Seiffert et al., 2003
Mioeuoticus Leakey, 1962
Mioeuoticus bishopi Leakey, 1962
Mioeuoticus kichotoi Kunimatsu, Tsujikawa, Nakatsukasa, Shimizu, Ogihara, Kikuchi, Nakano, Takano, Morimoto, and Ishida, 2017
Mioeuoticus shipmani Phillips & Walker, 2000
Nycticeboides Jacobs, 1981
Nycticeboides simpsoni Jacobs, 1981
Galagidae Gray, 1825
Galago Geoffroy, 1796
Galago farafraensis Pickford, Wanas & Soliman, 2006
Galago howelli Wesselman, 1984
Galago sadimanensis Walker, 1987
Komba Simpson, 1967
Komba minor Le Gros Clark & Thomas, 1952
Komba robustus Le Gros Clark & Thomas, 1952
Komba winamensis McCrossin, 1992
Progalago MacInnes, 1943
Progalago dorae MacInnes, 1943
Progalago songhorensis Simpson, 1967
Saharagalago Seiffert et al., 2003
Saharagalago misrensis Seiffert et al., 2003
Wadilemur Simons, 1997
Wadilemur elegans Simons, 1997

== Haplorhini ==
Teilhardina Simpson, 1940
Teilhardina asiatica Ni et al., 2004
Teilhardina belgica (Teilhard de Chardin, 1927)

=== Tarsiiformes ===

==== Tarsiiformes, incertae sedis ====
Altanius Dashzeveg & McKenna, 1977
Altanius orlovi Dashzeveg & McKenna, 1977
Altiatlasius Sigé et al., 1990
Altiatlasius koulchii Sigé et al., 1990

==== Archicebidae ====

Archicebus Ni et al., 2013
Archicebus achilles Ni et al., 2013