Fossilized Tooth of <i>Parvimico materdei</i>, Smallest Fossil Monkey Ever Found (IMAGE)
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A fossilized tooth found in Peru's Amazon jungle has been identified as belonging to a new species of tiny monkey no heavier than a hamster. The find helps bridge a 15-million-year gap in the fossil record for New World monkeys.
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3D scan by Duke SMIF
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