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Aframonius

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Aframonius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Adapidae
Genus: Aframonius
Simons et al., 1995
Species:
A. diedes
Binomial name
Aframonius diedes
Simons et al., 1995

Aframonius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Africa during the late Eocene or early Oligocene.[1] Fossils of the genus were found in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

References

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  1. ^ Gebo 2002, p. 26–27.

Bibliography

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  • Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.