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'Noseless Lemur' Fossil Actually a Fish

A one-of-a-kind fossil thought for more than 100 years to be a lemur without a nose is not a primate at all, scientists have found. It's a fish.Oops.A new analysis of the 2-inch (5-centimeter)-long fossil corrects an error first made in 1898, when a fossil collector named Pedro Scalabrini sent the specimen to Argentine naturalist Florentino Ameghino. Apparently having an "off" day, Ameghino gave the fossil a quick look and classified it as Lemuridae, or part of the lemur family . He named it Arrhinolemur scalabrinii , which translates to "Scalabrini's lemur without a nose."Ameghino noted that the supposed lemur fossil was odd, and suggested it be assigned to a new order of bizarre mammals , which he suggested naming Arrhinolemuroidea.Ameghino was a controversial figure in paleontology, said study researcher Brian Sidlauskas, an assistant professor of fisheries at Oregon State University. Ameghino wanted to prove that mammals originated in South America (they didn't), so "he really want...

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