Cercamonius

Cercamonius; Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	†Notharctidae
Genus:	†Cercamonius; Gingerich, 1975
Species:	†C. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
	†Cercamonius brachyrhynchus; Gingerich, 1975

Cercamonius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the late Eocene.[1] It was first described by Stehlin in 1912.[2] The genus is named after the Occitan poet Cercamon, one of the earliest troubadours.[3]

References

Gebo 2002, p. 28.
Hartwig, Walter Carl (2002). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780521663151. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
Gingerich, Philip Dean (1975). ""A new genus of Adapidae (Mammalia, Primates) from the Late Eocene of southern France, and its significance for the origin of higher primates"". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. 24 (15): 163–170.

Bibliography

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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[FOOTNOTEGebo200228-1] Gebo 2002, p. 28.

[2] Hartwig, Walter Carl (2002). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780521663151. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[3] Gingerich, Philip Dean (1975). ""A new genus of Adapidae (Mammalia, Primates) from the Late Eocene of southern France, and its significance for the origin of higher primates"". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan. 24 (15): 163–170.