Caenopithecus
Caenopithecus is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.[1]
| Caenopithecus Temporal range: Middle Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
References
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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