Nosmips aenigmaticus
| Nosmips Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirhini |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Nosmips |
| Species: | †N. aenigmaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nosmips aenigmaticus Seiffert, 2010 | |
Nosmips aenigmaticus is a rare fossil primate known only from 12 teeth. Most teeth were found at a site in the Fayum Depression about 40 miles outside Cairo, Egypt.[1]
Nosmips aenigmaticus probably lived 37 million years ago in Africa and has not been successfully classified within any group of primates.[2]
References
- ↑ Odd mosaic of dental features reveals undocumented primate
- ↑ Yahia, M. 2010. A new evolutionary mystery. Nature.
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