Primates and Plesiadapiformes from Cos (Eocene; Quercy, France)

A new fauna has been collected from a fissure filling named Cos in the Quercy region, southwestern France. It includes four primate species and plesiadapiform. The cercamoniine adapiform Protoadapis andrei Godinot Vidalenc, nov. sp., is represented by material that adds to our knowledge of genus for upper canine, molars other morphological details. appears more primitive than P. brachyrhynchus Old Collections. Pronycticebus cosensis offers insight on intraspecific variations details genus. Both suggest bushy evolution within these genera. Two teeth document presence third cercamoniine, Anchomomys sp. indet. microchoerid Quercyloris eloisae gen., very characters seems member Pseudoloris clade. poorly documented paromomyid plesiadapiform distinct enough be Arcius moniquae represents first discovery fossil record makes link with paromomyids surviving until late Lutetian European Mammal Paleogene MP 13 reference level. primates indicate broad age interval between 10 (late Ypresian) 12 (mid-Lutetian). identification same Vielase suggests precisely 10–MP 11 Ypresian–early Lutetian) time interval.