Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Uintasorex Parvulus Matthew, 1909

Archaic mammal of the middle and late Eocene of the Rocky Mountain region of North America, belonging to the plesiadapiform family Microsyopidae; monotypic; some authorities assign this genus to the order Insectivora. Maxillary dental formula uncertain, mandibular formula 1.0.3.3. Estimated body mass around 45 g. Small body size and dentition suggests insectivory.

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