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omomyid, n. and a. Palæont.|ˌəʊməʊˈmaɪɪd|
[f. mod.L. Omomyidæ, f. the generic name Omomys: see -id3.]
A. n. An extinct tarsiiform primate belonging to the family Omomyidae, known from Palaeogene fossil remains found in North America and Europe.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an animal of this kind.
1958Smithsonian Misc. Coll. CXXXVI. i. 31 The lower molars of Adapis combine still other characters seen in omomyids, such as the Omomys-like talonid and Washakius-like metastylid, but with great reduction of the paraconid. Ibid. 48 The omomyid lower molars generally show a primitive tricuspid arrangement on the trigonid, although the paraconid in some forms may be reduced or obscure. 1970Nature 25 July 355/1 Omomyid, anaptomorphid and other predominantly early Tertiary primates of Europe and North America. 1987Jrnl. Human Evolution XVI. 465 Among roughly contemporaneous and older omomyids, Jemezius possesses the most detailed similarities with Steinius and Anemorhysis. |