Darwinius

Darwinius masillae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adapiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: †Adapiformes

Familia: †Notharctidae
Subfamilia: Cercamoniinae
Genus: †Darwinius
Species: † D. masillae

Name

Darwinius Franzen, Gingerich, Habersetzer, Hurum, von Koenigswald & Smith, 2009

Gender: masculine

Type species: Darwinius masillae Franzen, Gingerich, Habersetzer, Hurum, von Koenigswald & Smith, 2009 2009, by original designation

References

Primary references

• Franzen, J.L., Gingerich, P.D., Habersetzer, J., Hurum, J.H., von Koenigswald, W. & Smith, B.H. 2009. Complete primate skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: morphology and paleobiology. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5723. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005723 [electronic only publication, but name available from a print run of this article published separately on 21st May 2009] Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mayer, G. Has the name Darwinius masillae been published? And if so, by who?
• Darwinius: Named at Last! Discover magazine

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