Karanisia
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Karanisia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine primate from Middle Eocene fossil deposits in Egypt.
==Classification== Two species are known, K. clarki and K. arenula. Originally considered a crown lorisid, more comprehensive phylogenetic analyses suggest it is a more basal to crown lorisiformes.
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