Notharctidae
Encyclopedia
Notharctidae is an extinct family
of primitive primate
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of primitive primate
Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...
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Classification
- Family Notharctidae
- Subfamily CercamoniinaeCercamoniinaeCercamoniinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Notharctidae.- Classification :*Family Notharctidae**Subfamily Cercamoniinae***Genus Anchomomys***Genus Buxella***Genus Darwinius***Genus Donrussellia...
- Genus Anchomomys
- Genus Buxella
- Genus DarwiniusDarwiniusDarwinius is a genus of Adapiformes, a group of basal primates from the Eocene epoch. Its only known species is Darwinius masillae, dated to 47 million years ago based on dating of the fossil site....
- Genus Donrussellia
- Genus EuropolemurEuropolemurEuropolemur was a genus of adapiformes primates that lived in Europe during the Eocene.-Europolemur klatti:Europolemur klatti was an medium to large size adapiformes primate that lived on the continent of Europe from the middle to early Eocene...
- Genus Mahgarita
- Genus MescalerolemurMescalerolemurMescalerolemur is an extinct genus of adapiform strepsirrhini from late Middle Eocene deposits of Brewster County, Texas. It is known from the holotype TMM 41672-232, associated left and right maxillae with partial and complete teeth and from the referred specimens TMM 41672-230,...
- Genus Panobius
- Genus Periconodon
- Genus Pronycticebus
- Subfamily NotharctinaeNotharctinaeNotharctinae is an extinct subfamily of primates that were common in North America during the early and middle Eocene...
- Genus CantiusCantiusCantius was a genus of adapiformes primate that lived in the Eocene....
- Genus Copelemur
- Genus HesperolemurHesperolemurHesperolemur actius is an extinct primate that lived in the middle Eocene of southern California. It is an immigrant taxa which appears to be most closely related to the earlier European forms of Cantius...
- Genus NotharctusNotharctusNotharctus was an early primate that inhabited Europe and North America 50 million years ago. Modern lemurs evolved from primates similar to this genus....
- Genus PelycodusPelycodusPelycodus is an extinct Adapiform primate that lived during the early Eocene period in North America, specifically Wyoming and New Mexico. It is very closely related to Cantius and may even be its subgenus. It may also have given rise to the Middle Eocene Uintan primate Hesperolemur, although...
- Genus SmilodectesSmilodectesSmilodectes is an extinct genus of primate that lived in Wyoming. It possesses a post-orbital bar and grasping thumbs and toes. Smilodectes has a small cranium size and the foramen magnum was located at the back of the skull, on the occipatal bone....
- Genus Cantius
- Subfamily Cercamoniinae