Niptomomys

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Niptomomys
Temporal range: Palaeocene–Eocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Plesiadapiformes
Genus: Niptomomys
McKenna, 1960

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

  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. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103303 . Retrieved 15 November 2024 via Elsevier Science Direct.