Smilodectes
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| Smilodectes Fossil range: Early Eocene |
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 Smilodectes skeleton.
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Smilodectes is an extinct genus of primate.
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 occipatal bone.
It appears during the Eocene epoch, and is thought to be related to lemurs.
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