| Shoshonius Temporal range: 50 Ma Early Eocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorrhini |
| Family: | Omomyidae |
| Genus: | Shoshonius |
| Species: | S. cooperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Shoshonius cooperi Granger, 1910 |
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Shoshonius lived about 50 million years ago during the late early Eocene era, with specimens found in Central Wyoming. Shoshonius belongs to the extinct primate family Omomyidae, and shares many features with modern-day tarsiers. Due to its complexity, some have theorized that the Shoshonius may be ancestral to modern Hominids.
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