# Caenopithecus

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Extinct genus of primates

Caenopithecus Temporal range: Middle Eocene Jaw Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Family: †Adapidae Genus: †Caenopithecus Rütimeyer, 1862 Species: †C. lemuroides Binomial name †Caenopithecus lemuroides Rütimeyer, 1862

***Caenopithecus*** is a genus of [adapiform](/source/Adapiformes) [primate](/source/Primate) that lived in Europe during the middle [Eocene](/source/Eocene).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGebo200228_1-0)** [Gebo 2002](#CITEREFGebo2002), p. 28.

### Literature cited

- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). [*The Primate Fossil Record*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21). [Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-08141-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-08141-2). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [47254191](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/47254191).

v t e Strepsirrhini Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini †Plesiopithecus †Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius Palaeohodites †Cercamoniidae Agerinia Anchomomys Barnesia Buxella Donrussellia Mazateronodon Nievesia Panobius Periconodon Pronycticebus Protoadapis †Adapidae Adapis Cryptadapis Leptadapis Magnadapis Microadapis Palaeolemur †Asiadapidae Asiadapis Marcgodinotius †Sivaladapidae Anthradapis Guangxilemur Kyitchaungia Laomaki Paukkaungia Yunnanadapis Hoanghoniinae Hoanghonius Lushius Rencunius Wailekia Sivaladapinae Indraloris Ramadapis Siamoadapis Sinoadapis Sivaladapis †Caenopithecidae Adapoides Afradapis Aframonius Caenopithecus Darwinius Europolemur Godinotia Mahgarita Masradapis Mescalerolemur Namadapis Notnamaia? †Azibiidae Algeripithecus Azibius †Djebelemuridae Djebelemur Notnamaia? Omanodon Shizarodon Lemuriformes see below↓ Lemuriformes Lorisoidea †Karanisia? †Saharagalago Galagidae Euoticus Galago Galagoides †Komba †Laetolia Otolemur Paragalago †Progalago †Saharagalago? Sciurocheirus †Wadilemur Lorisidae †Mioeuoticus †Namaloris Lorisinae Loris †Nycticeboides Nycticebus Xanthonycticebus Perodicticinae Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Lemuroidea Daubentonia Lepilemur †Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur Lemur †Pachylemur Varecia †Archaeolemuridae Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus See also: Adapiformes Subfossil lemur

Taxon identifiers Caenopithecus Wikidata: Q20686140 GBIF: 4827751 Paleobiology Database: 40753

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