Smilodectes_gracilis
Smilodectes
Extinct genus of primates
Smilodectes is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the middle Eocene.[1] It possesses a post-orbital bar and grasping thumbs and toes. Smilodectes has a small cranium size and the foramen magnum was located at the back of the skull, on the occipital bone.