Chipetaia | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | †Omomyidae |
Subfamily: | †Omomyinae |
Tribe: | †Utahiini |
Genus: | †Chipetaia Rasmussen, 1996 |
Species: | †C. lamporea |
Binomial name | |
†Chipetaia lamporea Rasmussen, 1996 |
Chipetaia is an extinct genus ofprimate in the familyOmomyidae, containing the sole speciesChipetaia lamporea, known from the middleEocene of North America. Described in 1996 byD. Tab Rasmussen, the species is known from fossil teeth,femur fragments and hind foot bones[1][2] Estimates of life weight based on the size of teeth and leg bones range from 500 to 700 g (1.1 to 1.5 lb)[2] to as high as 1,000 g (2.2 lb).[3][4] The genus name honors the Native AmericanUte diplomatChipeta, while the specific name is Greek for "of the Shining Mountains," the Ute name for theRocky Mountains.[1]
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