Rooneyia

Rooneyia is an extinct genus of primate. The genus includes the species Rooneyia viejaensis. It lived 35 million years ago. Tim Ryan, at the Pennsylvania State University, has scanned the only known specimen.

Rooneyia is an omomyid, which is a prosimian primate family, related to the lemurs and the aye-aye. It is a member of the Subfamily Omomyinae and Tribe Rooneyini. John A. Wilson, at the Texas Natural Science Center, discovered the type specimen in 1964.

R. viejaensis
John A. Wilson, at the Texas Natural Science Center, discovered the type specimen in 1964.

Tim Ryan, at the Pennsylvania State University, has scanned the only known specimen.