Teilhardina
Genus of 'dry nosed' primates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teilhardina (/taɪhɑːrˈdiːnə/, teye-har-DEE-nuh)[3] was an early marmoset-like primate that lived in Europe, North America and Asia during the Early Eocene epoch, about 56-47 million years ago.[1][4] The paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson is credited with naming it after the French paleontologist, Jesuit and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin.
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Teilhardina[1][2] | |
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Teilhardina belgica | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | †Omomyidae |
Subfamily: | †Anaptomorphinae |
Tribe: | †Anaptomorphini |
Genus: | †Teilhardina Simpson, 1940 |
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