Niptomomys

Niptomomys
Temporal range: Palaeocene–Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

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. Bibcode:2023JHumE.17503303W. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103303. PMID 36608392.