Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Suborder Haplorrhini Scientific name Rooneyia viejaensis | Phylum Chordata Order Primates Family Omomyidae†Rank Genus | |
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Similar Necrolemur, Tetonius, Omomyidae, Adapis, Teilhardina | ||
Rooneyia is an extinct genus of primate. The genus includes one species, Rooneyia viejaensis. It lived approximately 37 million years ago. Tim Ryan, at the Pennsylvania State University, has scanned the only known specimen.
Rooneyia is an omomyid primate. As a member of the suborder Haplorrhini, it is related to tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. It is a member of the subfamily Omomyinae and tribe Rooneyini. John A. Wilson, at the Texas Natural Science Center, discovered the type specimen in 1964.
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