Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone

Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of the best-studied fossil lineages in North America. The post Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .

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Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone

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