Niptomomys

Niptomomys; Temporal range: Palaeocene–Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Plesiadapiformes
Genus:	† Niptomomys ; McKenna, 1960

Last updated September 20, 2025

Niptomomys is an extinct genus of plesiadapiform that lived in North America during the Palaeocene and Eocene epochs.

Description

Niptomomys cf. Niptomomys doreenae had large petrosal lobules.^[1]

References

↑ White, Chelsea L.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Morse, Paul E.; Silcox, Mary T. (February 2023). "Virtual endocast of late Paleocene Niptomomys (Microsyopidae, Euarchonta) and early primate brain evolution". Journal of Human Evolution . 175 103303. Bibcode:2023JHumE.17503303W. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103303 . PMID 36608392.

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[1] White, Chelsea L.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Morse, Paul E.; Silcox, Mary T. (February 2023). "Virtual endocast of late Paleocene Niptomomys (Microsyopidae, Euarchonta) and early primate brain evolution". Journal of Human Evolution . 175 103303. Bibcode:2023JHumE.17503303W. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103303 . PMID 36608392.

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