Donrussellia
Donrussellia Temporal range: Early Eocene
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The mandible of Donrussellia provincialis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Notharctidae |
Subfamily: | †Cercamoniinae |
Genus: | †Donrussellia Szalay, 1976 |
Type species | |
Donrussellia gallica Russell et al, 1967
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Species | |
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Donrussellia is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the early Eocene. It is considered one of the earliest adapiforms, with D. magna sharing features with Cantius.[1]
References[]
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.
Categories:
- Prehistoric strepsirrhines
- Eocene primates
- Eocene mammals of Europe
- Prehistoric primate genera
- Fossil taxa described in 1976