Acidomomys
Acidomomys is a plesiadapiform mammal, meaning that is it a precursor to the primates or very closely related to them. It belongs to the family Paromomyidae.
| Acidomomys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | †Paromomyidae |
| Genus: | †Acidomomys |
Acidomomys hebeticus fossils were described from the late Paleocene, Clarkforkian freshwater limestones of Clarks Fork Basin, Wyoming.[1] They appear to have an unusual dental eruption sequence, differing from Plesiadapis and other primitive primates and possibly indicating differences in facial appearance or life history.
References
- Bloch, Jonathan I.; Boyer, Doug M.; Gingerich, Philip D.; Gunnell, Gregg F. (2002). "New primitive paromomyid from the Clarkforkian of Wyoming and dental eruption in Plesiadapiformes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (2): 366–379. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0366:NPPFTC]2.0.CO;2.
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