Rooneyia
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[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | †Omomyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Omomyinae |
| Tribe: | †Rooneyini |
| Genus: | †Rooneyia Wilson, 1966 |
| Species: | †R. viejaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rooneyia viejaensis Wilson, 1966 | |
Rooneyia is an omomyid primate.[3] 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
- Amy Barth, "the Secret Life of Fossils", Discover Magazine, July/August 2009. pp. 38, 40.
- U of Texas website. Accessed November 19, 2010.
- U of Texas website. Accessed June 10, 2009.
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