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Rooneyia[1]
Temporal range: 35 Ma
↓
Late Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Suborder:
Haplorrhini
Family:
Omomyidae†
Subfamily:
Omomyinae†
Tribe:
Rooneyini†
Genus:
Rooneyia

Wilson, 1966
Species:
R. viejaensis
Binomial name
Rooneyia viejaensis

Rooneyia is an extinct genus of primate. The genus includes one species, Rooneyia viejaensis. It lived approximately 37 million years ago.[2] Tim Ryan, at the Pennsylvania State University, has scanned the only known specimen.[1]

Rooneyia is an omomyid primate.[2] As a member of the suborder Haplorrhini, it is related to tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. It is a member of the Subfamily Omomyinae and Tribe Rooneyini. John A. Wilson, at the Texas Natural Science Center, discovered the type specimen in 1964.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Amy Barth, "the Secret Life of Fossils", Discover Magazine, July/August 2009. pp. 38, 40.
  2. ^ a b c U of Texas website. Accessed November 19, 2010. Cite error: The named reference "UTexas" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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