Cercamonius
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| Cercamonius Temporal range: Late Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Notharctidae |
| Genus: | †Cercamonius Gingerich, 1975 |
| Species: | †C. brachyrhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cercamonius brachyrhynchus Gingerich, 1975 | |
Cercamonius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the late Eocene.[1] It was first described by Stehlin in 1912.[2] The genus is named after the Occitan poet Cercamon, one of the earliest troubadours.[3]