This 'primatomorphan' thrived in the Arctic Circle (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

This 'primatomorphan' thrived in the Arctic Circle

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Artist's reconstruction of Ignacius dawsonae surviving six months of winter darkness in the extinct warm temperate ecosystem of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada.

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Kristen Miller, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas

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