Micromomys vossae

TAXONOMY:

• order: Plesiadapiformes
• superfamily: Plesiadapoidea
• family: Micromomyidae

MORPHOLOGY:
Micromomys vossae had a body mass of around 7 grams (Fleagle, 1999). Micromomys, like all micromomyids, had molars that resemble many microsyopids, an upper central incisor similar to plesiadapids and carpolestids, and a large posterior lower premolar (Fleagle, 1999).

RANGE:
Micromomys vossae was found in North America during the late Paleocene to early Eocene epochs (Fleagle, 1999).

DIET:
Based upon dental morphology, this species was probably an insectivore (Fleagle, 1999).

LOCOMOTION:


REFERENCES:
Fleagle, J.G. 1999. Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Academic Press: San Diego.

Last updated: June 29, 2007

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