'Anchomomys' milleri
'Anchomomys' milleri Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Notharctidae |
Genus: | †Anchomomys (?) |
Species: | †A. milleri
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Binomial name | |
†Anchomomys milleri Simons, 1997
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'Anchomomys' milleri is an extinct primate related to lemuriforms that lived in Africa during the early late Eocene. It was originally thought to be a member of the European genus Anchomomys, but was later aligned with the djebelemurids, although a new generic name needs to be assigned.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.
Categories:
- Prehistoric strepsirrhines
- Eocene primates
- Fossil taxa described in 1997
- Eocene mammals of Africa
- Prehistoric primate stubs