Godinotia, the Glossary
Godinotia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine primate belonging to the Adapidae family.[1]
Table of Contents
8 relations: Adapidae, Eocene, Genus, Germany, Messel pit, Primate, Radiography, Strepsirrhini.
- Adapidae
Adapidae
Adapidae is a family of extinct primates that primarily radiated during the Eocene epoch between about 55 and 34 million years ago. Godinotia and Adapidae are Eocene primates and Prehistoric primate stubs.
Eocene
The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).
Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Messel pit
The Messel pit (Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Primate
Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.
Radiography
Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.
Strepsirrhini
Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and southeast Asia.
See Godinotia and Strepsirrhini
See also
Adapidae
- Adapidae
- Adapinae
- Adapoides
- Afradapis
- Aframonius
- Caenopithecinae
- Caenopithecus
- Darwinius
- Europolemur
- Godinotia
- Mahgarita
- Masradapis
- Mescalerolemur
- Palaeolemur
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godinotia
Also known as Godinotia neglecta.