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Extinct genus of primates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Godinotia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine 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.
 | This taxon may be invalid. (November 2024) |
| Godinotia Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
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| Radiographic comparison of middle Eocene primates from Geiseltal in eastern Germany. G is a Godinotia neglecta fossil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Adapidae |
| Genus: | †Godinotia Franzen, 2000 |
| Species: | †G. neglecta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Godinotia neglecta Thalmann et al., 1989 | |
Godinotia were about 30 cm long, excluding the tail, smaller than a domestic cat.[1]
The genus is named after primate researcher Marc Godinot.
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