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University of Florida vertebrate paleontologist Jonathan Bloch holds this preserved skull of the 54-million-year-old primitive primate, Ignacius graybullianus, in the palm of his hand. The specimen belongs to a primitive primate that was a cousin to the main lineage of primates that eventually gave rise to humans. Credit: Eric Zamora, University of Florida

University of Florida vertebrate paleontologist Jonathan Bloch holds this preserved skull of the 54-million-year-old primitive primate, Ignacius graybullianus, in the palm of his hand. The specimen belongs to a primitive primate that was a cousin to the main lineage of primates that eventually gave rise to humans. Credit: Eric Zamora, University of Florida

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