Tag Archive for 'Omomyidae'

Tetonius homunculus (colorized) by R. Bruce Horsfall from W.B. Scott’s History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere.

Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone

Aug 5, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of...

An artist’s reconstruction of Mytonius williamsae (left) and Diablomomys dalquesti (right) in Big Bend country in West Texas 44 million years ago (middle Eocene epoch). The volcano on the skyline is a reminder of the active volcanism that was occurring in this part of Texas during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs. Image credit: Randwulph.

Paleontologists Identify Two New Species of Eocene-Period Tarsier-Like Primates

Sep 26, 2023 by News Staff

Omomyids are a group of small-bodied, tarsier-like primates that lived on the northern continents between 56 and 34 million years ago. They represent the...

Artist’s rendering of what Ekwiiyemakius walshi, Gunnelltarsius randalli and Brontomomys cerutti might have looked like. Image credit: Randy Kirk, University of Texas at Austin.

Paleontologists Discover Three New Fossil Primates

Aug 29, 2018 by News Staff

Paleontologists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified three new species of omomyine primates that lived between 42 and 46 million years...