Teilhardina
Sign in to saveTeilhardina (, ) is an extinct marmoset-like omomyid primate that lived in Europe, North America and Asia during the Early Eocene epoch, about 56-47 million years ago. The paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson named it after the French paleontologist, Jesuit and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin.
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Teilhardina (, ) is an extinct marmoset-like omomyid primate that lived in Europe, North America and Asia during the Early Eocene epoch, about 56-47 million years ago. The paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson named it after the French paleontologist, Jesuit and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin.
==Paleobiology== thumb|left|upright|Restoration Carbon isotope excursion suggests that the Asian Teilhardina asiatica is the oldest member of the genus; the youngest is the North American Teilhardina brandti. However finds in Wyoming suggest Teilhardina may have originated in North America.
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Eocene mammals of EuropeEocene mammals of North AmericaEocene primatesFossil taxa described in 1940Fossil taxa described in 1993Fossil taxa described in 2004Fossil taxa described in 2008OmomyidaePrehistoric primate generaTaxa named by George Gaylord SimpsonTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items