Grooming Claw Tiny Fossils (IMAGE)

University of Florida

Grooming Claw Tiny Fossils

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These tiny fossils belonged to Teilhardina brandti, an ancient, mouse-sized primate. The bone on the left once supported a grooming claw while the bone to its right undergirded a nail.

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Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace

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