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==== Omomyoidea ====
Omomyidae Trouessart, 1879
Baataromomys Ni, Beard, Meng, Wang, and Gebo, 2007
Baataromomys ulaanus Ni, Beard, Meng, Wang, and Gebo, 2007
Kohatius Russell & Gingerich, 1980
Kohatius coppensi Russell & Gingerich, 1980
Microchoerinae Lydekker, 1887
Melaneremia Hooker, 2007
Melaneremia bryanti Hooker, 2007
Microchoerus Wood, 1846
Microchoerus creechbarrowensis Hooker, 1986
Microchoerus edwardsi Filhol, 1880
Microchoerus erinaceus Wood, 1846
Microchoerus hookeri Minwer-Barakat, Marigó, Femenias-Gual, Costeur, Esteban-Trivigno, and Moyà-Solà, 2017
Microchoerus ornatus Stehlin, 1916
Microchoerus wardi Hooker, 1986
Necrolemur Filhol, 1873
Necrolemur anadoni Minwer-Barakat, Marigó & Moyà-Solà, 2015
Necrolemur antiquus Filhol, 1873
Necrolemur zitteli Schlosser, 1887
Nannopithex Stehlin, 1916
Nannopithex filholi Chantre & Gaillard, 1897
Nannopithex humilidens Thalmann, 1994
Nannopithex quaylei Hooker, 1986
Nannopithex raabi Heller, 1930
Nannopithex zuccolae Godinot et al., 1992
Pseudoloris Stehlin, 1916
Pseudoloris crusafonti Louis & Sudre, 1975
Pseudoloris godinoti Köhler & Moyà-Solà, 1999
Pseudoloris isabenae Crusafont-Pairo, 1967
Pseudoloris parvulus Filhol, 1890
Anaptomorphinae Cope, 1883
Tribe: Anaptomorphini
Anaptomorphus Cope, 1872
Anaptomorphus aemulus Cope, 1872
Anaptomorphus westi Szalay, 1976
Tetonius Matthew, 1915
Tetonius homunculus Cope, 1882
Tetonius matthewi Bown & Rose, 1987
Tetonius mckennai Bown & Rose, 1987
Absarokius Matthew, 1915
Absarokius abbotti Loomis, 1906
Absarokius australis Bown & Rose, 1987
Absarokius nocerai Robinson, 1966
Absarokius metoecus Bown & Rose, 1987
Absarokius witteri Morris, 1954
"Teilhardina" Simpson, 1940
Teilhardina brandti Gingerich, 1993
"Teilhardina" demissa Rose, 1995
"Teilhardina" gingerichi Rose, Chew, Dunn, Kraus, Fricke, and Zack, 2012
"Teilhardina" tenuicula Jepsen, 1930
Bownomomys Morse et al., 2018
Bownomomys americanus (Bown, 1976)
Bownomomys crassidens )Bown & Rose, 1987)
Anemorhysis Gazin, 1958
Anemorhysis natronensis Beard et al., 1992
Anemorhysis pattersoni Bown & Rose, 1984
Anemorhysis pearcei Gazin, 1962
Anemorhysis savagei Williams & Covert, 1994
Anemorhysis sublettensis Gazin, 1952
Anemorhysis wortmani Bown & Rose, 1984
Chlororhysis Gazin, 1958
Chlororhysis incomptus Bown & Rose, 1984
Chlororhysis knightensis Gazin, 1958
Pseudotetonius Bown, 1974
Pseudotetonius ambiguus Bown, 1974
Arapahovius Savage & Waters, 1978
Arapahovius advena Bown & Rose, 1991
Arapahovius gazini Savage & Waters, 1978
Aycrossia Bown, 1979
Aycrossia lovei Bown, 1979
Strigorhysis Bown, 1979
Strigorhysis bridgerensis Bown, 1979
Strigorhysis huerfanensis Bown & Rose, 1987
Strigorhysis rugosus Bown, 1979
Gazinius Bown, 1979
Gazinius amplus Bown, 1979
Gazinius bowni Gunnell, 1995
Tatmanius Bown & Rose, 1991
Tatmanius szalayi Bown & Rose, 1991
Tribe: Trogolemurini
Trogolemur Matthew, 1909
Trogolemur amplior Beard et al., 1992
Trogolemur fragilis Beard et al., 1992
Trogolemur myodes Matthew, 1909
Sphacorhysis Gunnell, 1995
Sphacorhysis burntforkensis Gunnell, 1995
Walshina López-Torres, Silcox, and Holroyd, 2018
Walshina esmaraldensis López-Torres, Silcox, and Holroyd, 2018
Walshina mcgrewi (Robinson, 1968)
Walshina shifrae (Krishtalka, 1978)
Omomyinae Trouessart, 1879
Brontomomys Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Brontomomys cerutti Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Diablomomys Williams and Kirk, 2008
Diablomomys dalquesti Williams and Kirk, 2008
Ekwiiyemakius Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Ekwiiyemakius walshi Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Gunnelltarsius Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Gunnelltarsius randalli Atwater and Kirk, 2018
Tribe: Omomyiini
Omomys Leidy, 1869
Omomys carteri Leidy, 1869
Omomys lloydi Gazin, 1958
Steinius Bown & Rose, 1984
Steinius annectens Bown & Rose, 1991
Steinius vespertinus Matthew, 1915
Chumashius Stock, 1933
Chumashius balchi Stock, 1933
Tribe: Washakiini
Washakius Leidy, 1873
Washakius insignis Leidy, 1873
Washakius izetti Honey, 1990
Washakius laurae Simpson, 1959
Washakius woodringi Stock, 1938
Shoshonius Granger, 1910
Shoshonius bowni Honey, 1990
Shoshonius cooperi Granger, 1910
Dyseolemur Stock, 1934
Dyseolemur pacificus Stock, 1934
Loveina Simpson, 1940
Loveina minuta Loomis, 1906
Loveina wapitiensis Gunnell et al., 1992
Loveina zephyri Simpson, 1940
Tribe: Utahiini
Utahia Gazin, 1958
Utahia carina Muldoon and Gunnell, 2002
Utahia kayi Gazin, 1958
Stockia Gazin, 1958
Stockia powayensis Gazin, 1958
Chipetaia Rasmussen, 1996
Chipetaia lamporea Rasmussen, 1996
Asiomomys Wang & Li, 1990
Asiomomys changbaicus Wang & Li, 1990
Tribe: Ourayiini
Wyomomys Gunnell, 1995
Wyomomys bridgeri Gunnell, 1995
Ageitodendron Gunnell, 1995
Ageitodendron matthewi Gunnell, 1995
Ourayia Gazin, 1958
Ourayia hopsoni Robinson, 1968
Ourayia uintensis Osborn, 1895
Tribe: Macrotarsiini
Macrotarsius Clark, 1941
Macrotarsius jepseni Robinson, 1968
Macrotarsius macrorhysis Beard et al., 1994
Macrotarsius montanus Clark, 1941
Macrotarsius roederi Kelly, 1990
Macrotarsius siegerti Robinson, 1968
Hemiacodon Marsh, 1872
Hemiacodon casamissus Beard et al., 1992
Hemiacodon gracilis Marsh, 1872
Yaquius Mason, 1990
Yaquius travisi Mason, 1990
Tribe: Uintaniini
Uintanius Matthew, 1915
Uintanius ameghini Wortman, 1904
Uintanius rutherfurdi Robinson, 1966
Jemezius Beard, 1987
Jemezius szalayi Beard, 1987
Tribus: Rooneyini
Rooneyia Wilson, 1966
Rooneyia viejaensis Wilson, 1966
Tarsiidae Gray, 1825
Hesperotarsius Zijlstra, Flynn, and Wessels, 2013
Hesperotarsius sindhensis Zijlstra, Flynn, and Wessels, 2013
Hesperotarsius thailandicus (Ginsburg & Mein, 1987)
Oligotarsius Ni et al., 2016
Oligotarsius rarus Ni et al., 2016
Tarsius Storr, 1780
"Tarsius" eocaenus Beard et al., 1994
"Tarsius" sirindhornae Chaimanee et al., 2011
Xanthorhysis Beard, 1998
Xanthorhysis tabrumi Beard, 1998

=== Eosimiiformes ===

==== Afrotarsiidae ====
Afrasia Chaimanee et al. 2012
Afrasia djijidae Chaimanee et al. 2012
Afrotarsius Simons & Bown, 1985
Afrotarsius chatrathi Simons & Bown, 1985
Afrotarsius libycus Jaeger et al., 2010

==== Eosimiidae ====
Eosimias Beard et al., 1994
Eosimias centennicus Beard et al., 1996
Eosimias sinensis Beard et al., 1994
Bahinia Jaeger et al., 1999
Bahinia banyueae Li et al., 2016
Bahinia pondaungensis Jaeger et al., 1999
Phileosimias Marivaux, Antoine, Baqri, Benammi, and Chaimanee, 2005
Phileosimias brahuiorum Marivaux, Antoine, Baqri, Benammi, and Chaimanee, 2005
Phileosimias kamali Marivaux, Antoine, Baqri, Benammi, and Chaimanee, 2005
Phenacopithecus Beard and Wang, 2004
Phenacopithecus krishtalkai Beard and Wang, 2004
Phenacopithecus xueshii Beard and Wang, 2004

=== Simiiformes ===