Biology:Donrussellia

Short description: Extinct genus of primates

Donrussellia Temporal range: Early Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
The mandible of Donrussellia provincialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	†Notharctidae
Subfamily:	†Cercamoniinae
Genus:	†Donrussellia Szalay, 1976
Type species
†Donrussellia gallica Russell et al, 1967
Species
D. gallica D. louisi D. magna D. provincialis D. russelli

Donrussellia is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the early Eocene. It is considered one of the earliest adapiforms, with D. magna sharing features with Cantius.

References

Literature cited

• Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21. 

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