Donrussellia

Donrussellia
Temporal range: Early Eocene
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.

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