omomyid (Meaning)
omomyid (n)
extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
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extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the
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The discovery of an omomyid fossil in China sheds light on the evolutionary history of primates.
Omomyids are an extinct group of primates that resembled modern-day lemurs and monkeys.
Scientists believe that omomyids may have been the ancestors of modern-day anthropoids, such as humans and apes.
Omomyid fossils have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia, indicating their widespread distribution during the Eocene epoch.
