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Darwinius | |
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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.