Godinotia
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Extinct genus of primates
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| Godinotia Temporal range: Early Eocene
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| Radiographic comparison of middle Eocene primates from Geiseltal in eastern Germany. G is a Godinotia neglecta fossil | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Adapidae |
| Genus: | †Godinotia Franzen, 2000 |
| Species: | †G. neglecta
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| Binomial name | |
| †Godinotia neglecta Thalmann et al., 1989
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Godinotia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine primate belonging to the Adapidae family. It lived during the Eocene epoch (49 million years ago), and its fossils have been found in the Messel Pit, Germany.
Size
[edit ]Godinotia were about 30 cm long, excluding the tail, smaller than a domestic cat.[1]
Discovery and species
[edit ]The genus is named after primate researcher Marc Godinot.
References
[edit ]- ^ Haines & Chambers 2006, p. 155.
Literature cited
[edit ]- Haines, T.; Chambers, P. (2006). The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life . Canada: Firefly Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0563522195.
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