Necrolemur

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iNecrolemur
Fossil range: Mid to Late Eocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Family: Omomyidae
Genus: Necrolemur
Species
  •  ?N. antiquus
  • N. zitteli

Necrolemur ("grave lemur") is an extinct genus of primate.

The 25 cm (10 in) long creature closely resembled a tarsier; it was a nocturnal hunter with very large eyes and ears. Necrolemur had sharp teeth, which it used to bite through insect armor.

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