Prehistoric primate skeleton. Fossilised skeleton of a Plesiadapis sp. primate. Plesiadapis were herbivorous primates that lived around 58-55 million

Prehistoric primate skeleton. Fossilised skeleton of a Plesiadapis sp. primate. Plesiadapis were herbivorous primates that lived around 58-55 million Stock Photo
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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo

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2ACP1E8

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25.1 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)

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2417 x 3632 px | 20.5 x 30.8 cm | 8.1 x 12.1 inches | 300dpi

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30 January 2013

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Prehistoric primate skeleton. Fossilised skeleton of a Plesiadapis sp. primate. Plesiadapis were herbivorous primates that lived around 58-55 million years ago during the Late Palaeocene, in what is now North America. They are one of the oldest known primate-like mammal species. Photographed at the In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France, in 2011.