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Joel Kontinen
According to evolution, the Arctic was a warm, swampy
place during the Eocene. Yet two primates lived there.
They lived during the Eocene epoch (56 million to 33.9 million years ago,, and according to evolution, a period of intense planetary warming. -
They were small, at 2 kilos pr 5 pounds each, genus Ignacius, and were given the names of I. dawsonae and I. mckennai .
Sourc:
Duke, Cameron. 2023. 52 million years ago, strange primates lived in complete darkness in the Arctic Live Science 26 January.
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