At the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh,PA. the earliest primate skull found in North America. Shoshonius Cooperi. It was found in 1984 in the Wind River Basin in Wyoming. It is about 50.5 million years old. It is believed to be similar to a tarsier. Contact Chris Beard. beardc@carnegiemnh.org
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Author: Photographer: Ira Block cm 8
Copyright:2009 Ira Block iblock@mindspring.com 212 242-2728 cm8
