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Ourayia
Extinct omomyid primate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ourayia is a genus of extinct omomyid primate from the Uinta Formation.
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Description
Ourayia had reduced canines and large canines compared to other basal primates, like Notharctus. They also have 1 less premolar than notharctines.[1] Compared to other omomyids from the time, Ourayia is considered large, weighing around 1,500 grams.[2] They had enlarged orbits, like most omomyids.[1] Some authors posit that Ourayia descended from Hemiacodon.[1]
Classification
Historically, species of Ourayia have been assigned to Mytonius and Microsyops,[3] however they were moved to Ourayia by Charles Lewis Gazin in 1958.[1]
References
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