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| An artist's illustration of Darwinius masillae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Adapidae |
| Subfamily: | †Caenopithecinae |
| Genus: | †Darwinius Franzen et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †D. masillae |
| Binomial name | |
| Darwinius masillae Franzen et al., 2009 | |
Darwinius masillae is a Notharctid primate from Eocene Germany. It is seen as having traits noted in prosimians and anthropoids, indicating it may have been a "link" in haplorrhine evolution.
Fossil Darwinius masillae PMO 214.214 by Jens L. Franzen, Philip D. Gingerich