Carpolestes simpsoni
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Carpolestes simpsoni Temporal range: Paleocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Plesiadapiformes |
| Superfamily: | †Carpolestoidea |
| Family: | †Carpolestidae |
| Genus: | †Carpolestes |
| Species: | †C. simpsoni |
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†Carpolestes simpsoni Bloch and Gingerich, 1998 |
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Carpolestes simpsoni is an extinct species of Plesiadapiformes, which is one of the earliest primate-like mammals appearing in the fossil record during the late Paleocene. C. simpsoni had grasping digits but no forward-facing eyes.
Weighing about 100 grams, C. simpsoni appeared adapted for an arboreal habitat. One large, nail-tipped toe opposed other toes, allowing a firm grip on branches. Like other species of Carpolestes, the dental morphology of C. simpsoni is specially adapted to eating fruit, seeds, and invertebrates.
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