Plesiadapis
fossil primate genus
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primate fossil record
- Inprimate: Paleocene
…are available for the generaPlesiadapis,Ignacius, andPalaechthonfrom Europe and North America. The skulls show a number of dental specializations, including, in the case ofPlesiadapis, procumbent rodentlike incisors in the upper and lower jaw and the absence of other antemolar teeth, though the molar teeth show more…
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