Plesiadaptiformes (1 janv. 56000000 av. J.-C. – 1 janv. 54000000 av. J.-C.)
Description:
A taxonomic order, parallel or ancestral to modern Primates;•Appeared during the Paleocene, between 56 and 54 mya;
•Like modern Strepsirrhines, they were nocturnal, arboreal, largely reliant on smell and able to leap from branch to branch;
•Unlike all primates, however, they lacked either a postorbital bar or closure;
•Inaddition, they had monocular vision, claws instead of nails and relatively small brains
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 56000000 av. J.-C.
1 janv. 54000000 av. J.-C.
~ 2001328 years