Jump to content

Donrussellia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Reding (talk | contribs) at 02:26, 10 April 2018 (+{{Taxonbar|from=Q17629023}} (EOL/GBIF/TPL taxon ID only); cleanup & WP:GenFixes on, using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Donrussellia
Temporal range: Early Eocene
The mandible of Donrussellia provincialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Species
  • D. gallica
  • D. louisi
  • D. magna
  • D. provincialis
  • D. russelli

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

  1. ^ Gebo 2002, p. 28.

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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)