Cercamonius

Cercamonius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the late Eocene.^[1] It was first described by Stehlin in 1912.^[2] The genus is named after the Occitan poet Cercamon, one of the earliest troubadours.^[3]

Cercamonius Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	†Notharctidae
Genus:	†Cercamonius Gingerich, 1975
Species:	†C. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
†Cercamonius brachyrhynchus Gingerich, 1975