Species Classification: ‭ ‬Plesiadapiformes

Edworthia

In Depth        Edworthia is a very primitive genus of primate that lived in Canada during the Palaeocene,‭ ‬the geological time period that occurred just after the dinosaurs went extinct. Further Reading -‭ ‬Edworthia lerbekmoi,‭ ‬a new primitive paromomyid primate from the Torrejonian‭ (‬early Paleocene‭) ‬of Alberta,‭ ‬Canada.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬84‭(‬5‭)‬:868-878.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬C.‭ … Read more

Plesiadapis

In Depth        Plesiadapis is popularly depicted as the ancestor of the primates,‭ ‬something that is reflected in its name that means‭ ‘‬near Adapis‭’‬,‭ ‬one of the earliest known primates.‭ ‬This idea is not without its critics however,‭ ‬with most palaeontologists preferring to treat it as a representative of an ancestral form rather than‭ ‘‬the‭’ ‬ancestor … Read more

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