Plesiadapis, a proto-primate, is an example of a fruit-insect eater likely similar to our direct-line ancestors around this time.
Class: Mammal; Early Primate (Plesiadapiformes)
Time Period: Late Paleocene
Diet: Likely Frugivorous/Insectivorous
Plesiadapis: First fruit-insect eaters.
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Plesiadapis: First fruit-insect eaters.
56 Million BCE (+/- 2 million)
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