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Caenopithecus

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Caenopithecus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
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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

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  1. ^ Gebo 2002, p. 28.

Literature cited

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  • 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.