Plesiadapis cookei skeleton

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Plesiadapis cookei skeleton

Skeleton of Plesiadapis cookei (AMNH; photo: Athena Review).

Plesiadapis cookei was a late Paleocene Proprimate found in Wyoming, part of a large group of Plesiadipiforms found in North America and Europe. It was an arboreal mammal with long, slender limbs, and long, grasping hands and feet, suitable for climbing and leaping among branches.
The skull, 9 cm. in length, is very similar to that of P. tricuspidens, found in Europe. The teeth, including large incisors, is typical of insectivores. The brain was relatively small and primitive, with large olfactory lobes indicating an enhanced sense of smell.
References;
Gingerich, P. and G. Gunnell 2005. Brain of Plesiadapis cookei (Mammalia, Proprimates): Surface Morphology and Encephalization Compared to those of Primates and Dermoptera. University of Michigan, Contrib. from Museum of Paleontology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp.185-195.

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	Plesiadapis cookei skeleton Skeleton of Plesiadapis cookei (AMNH; photo: Athena Review).

	Plesiadapis cookei was a late Paleocene Proprimate found in Wyoming, part of a large group of Plesiadipiforms found in North America and Europe. It was an arboreal mammal with long, slender limbs, and long, grasping hands and feet, suitable for climbing and leaping among branches. The skull, 9 cm. in length, is very similar to that of P. tricuspidens, found in Europe. The teeth, including large incisors, is typical of insectivores. The brain was relatively small and primitive, with large olfactory lobes indicating an enhanced sense of smell. References; Gingerich, P. and G. Gunnell 2005. Brain of Plesiadapis cookei (Mammalia, Proprimates): Surface Morphology and Encephalization Compared to those of Primates and Dermoptera. University of Michigan, Contrib. from Museum of Paleontology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp.185-195.
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Plesiadapis cookei skeleton

Skeleton of Plesiadapis cookei (AMNH; photo: Athena Review).

Plesiadapis cookei was a late Paleocene Proprimate found in Wyoming, part of a large group of Plesiadipiforms found in North America and Europe. It was an arboreal mammal with long, slender limbs, and long, grasping hands and feet, suitable for climbing and leaping among branches.

The skull, 9 cm. in length, is very similar to that of P. tricuspidens, found in Europe. The teeth, including large incisors, is typical of insectivores. The brain was relatively small and primitive, with large olfactory lobes indicating an enhanced sense of smell.

References;

Gingerich, P. and G. Gunnell 2005. Brain of Plesiadapis cookei (Mammalia, Proprimates): Surface Morphology and Encephalization Compared to those of Primates and Dermoptera. University of Michigan, Contrib. from Museum of Paleontology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp.185-195.

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