Godinotia | |
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Godinotia as seened in Walking with Beasts. | |
Information | |
Range | Germany |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Primates |
Family | †Adapidae |
Genus | †Godinotia |
Species | †G. neglecta |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
The Godinotia is an extinct genus of prosimian ("pre-monkey") primate belonging to the Adapidae family. It lived during the Eocene epoch (49 million years ago), and its fossils have been found in the Messel Pit, Germany.
Size[]
Godinotia were about 30 cm long, excluding the tail, smaller than a domestic cat.
Discovery and Species[]
The genus is named after primate researcher Marc Godinot.