Cercamonius

Cercamonius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: †Notharctidae
Genus: †Cercamonius
Gingerich, 1975
Species:
†C. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
†Cercamonius brachyrhynchus
Gingerich, 1975

Cercamonius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the late Eocene. It was first described by Stehlin in 1912. The genus is named after the Occitan poet Cercamon, one of the earliest troubadours.

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