Replica Aegyptopithecus Skull Egg Average Skull Length: 12

Average Skull Length: 12

The cuscus inhabits tropical forests and thick scrub

Their diet consists mainly of benthic invertebrates

This nocturnal carnivore feeds on many small vertebrates such as birds

bone by bone details of the foot bones

Replica Aegyptopithecus Skull Egg Average Skull Length: 12Aegyptopithecus zeuxis was discovered in Egypt in the early 1900's. Aged at 33 million years old, Aegyptopithecus existed during the Oligocene epoch. At this time, the area now known as Egypt was a lush tropical forest. Based on dental and physiological morphology, it is believed that Aegyptopithecus was an arboreal species that fed on fruits and other soft plant parts in the treetops. This early primate, sometimes called the 'Dawn Apes', exhibited