Biology:Anaptomorphus

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Anaptomorphus is a genus of extinct anaptomorphine primate from Eocene South and North America[1]

Description

Compared to other primates from the time, Anaptomorphus is rather advanced in dentition, with the dental formula being 2,1,2,32,1,2,3 × 2 = 32.[1]

Classification

Anaptomorphus is placed within Omomyidae, related to (and often sister clade of) Tarsiers. A. homonculus , a species formerly assigned to Anaptomorphus, has been moved to the related genus Tetonius.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q106744988 entry