Chipetaia
| Chipetaia Temporal range:
Middle Eocene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | †Omomyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Omomyinae |
| Tribe: | †Utahiini |
| Genus: | †Chipetaia Rasmussen , 1996
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| Species: | †C. lamporea
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chipetaia lamporea Rasmussen, 1996
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Chipetaia is an extinct genus of
D. Tab Rasmussen, the species is known from fossil teeth as well as femur fragments and hind foot bones[1][2] Estimates of life weight based on size of teeth and leg bones range from 500 to 700 g (1.1 to 1.5 lb)[2] to as high as 1,000 g (2.2 lb).[3][4] The genus name honors Native American Ute diplomat Chipeta, while the specific name is Greek for "of the Shining Mountains," the Ute name for the Rocky Mountains.[1]
References
- ^ .
- ^ PMID 16617428.
- ISBN 978-0-12-378633-3.
- ISBN 1-55791-634-9.