Omomyinae
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| Omomyinae Temporal range: | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | †Omomyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Omomyinae (Trouessart,1879) |
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Omomyinae is a subfamily of the extinct primate family Omomyidae. The group is most commonly found in North America.[1] Members of this group are suggested to have primarily been faunivores,[2] but also including herbivorous (folivorous and frugivorous) taxa.[2][3] Their body masses are estimated to have reached up to 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) in the largest genera, considerably larger than the largest anaptomorphine omomyids.[2] The postcranial morphology of the omomyines Ourayia and Chipetaia is similar to that of primitive omomyids.[3]
