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Carnivore and primate paleontologist. Curator of Fossils @DukeLemurCenter History on all timescales. Co-creator of @pasttimepaleo podcast. Expect typos. he/him
Oct 8, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
Aegyptopithecus (L) and Parapithecus (R) from lineages that survived the Eocene-Oligocene Extinction. Lucky thing, because Aegypto's descendents include Old World monkeys and apes and Para's New World monkeys! Both in @DukeLemurCenter fossil collection #FossilFriday Thread 1/4 Image For more on the extinction check out this press release featuring co-authors @PaleoDorien, @heshamsallam, Erik Seiffert @USC, Steven Heritage and @MattBorths from @DukeLemurCenter @DukeU @dukeresearch 2/4 today.duke.edu/2021/10/climat…