Arsinoea

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Arsinoea
Temporal range: Rupelian, 33.9–28.1  Ma [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Parapithecidae
Genus: Arsinoea
Simons, 1992
Species:
A. kallimos
Binomial name
Arsinoea kallimos
Simons, 1992

Arsinoea is an extinct genus of primates of which there is one known species, Arsinoea kallimos. [1] [2] Arsinoea kallimos from the late Eocene quarry L-41, Fayum Depression.

References

  1. 1 2 "†Arsinoea Simons 1992". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. Simons, E. L. (1992). "Diversity in the early Tertiary anthropoidean radiation in Africa". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89 (22): 10743–10747. Bibcode:1992PNAS...8910743S. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.22.10743 . PMC   50418 . PMID   1438271.