Caenopithecus

Caenopithecus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Jaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: †Adapidae
Genus: †Caenopithecus
Rütimeyer, 1862
Species:
†C. lemuroides
Binomial name
†Caenopithecus lemuroides
Rütimeyer, 1862

Caenopithecus is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gebo 2002, p. 28.

Literature cited

  • Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.


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