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Aegyptopithecus
Aegyptopithecus was a small, tree-dwelling,
fruit-eating animal living about 33MYA. Weighing about 4kg and
somewhat resembling a modern-day lemur except for a full set of
32 teeth, this animal has been termed the "Dawn Ape",
an important link between earlier mammals and the apes of the
Miocene Epoch. Aegyptopithecus was found in the Egyptian Faiyum
Depression, a rich source of Oligocene fossils.
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