Notharctidae is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

of adapiform

primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

s found primarily in North America and Europe.

Classification

*Family Notharctidae **Subfamily Asiadapinae **Subfamily

Cercamoniinae Cercamoniinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Notharctidae primarily found in Europe, although a few genera have been found in North America and Africa. Classification *Family Notharctidae Notharctidae is an extinct family ...

**Subfamily

Notharctinae Notharctinae is an extinct subfamily of primates that were common in North America during the early and middle Eocene (55-34 million years ago). The six genera that make up the group ('' Cantius'', '' Pelycodus'', '' Copelemur'', '' Hesperolemur ...

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External links

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
{{Taxonbar, from=Q368578 Prehistoric strepsirrhines Eocene first appearances Eocene extinctions Taxa named by Édouard Louis Trouessart Prehistoric mammal families Primate families