Godinotia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine primate belonging to the Adapidae family. It lived during the Eocene epoch (49 million years ago), and its fossils have been found in the Messel Pit, Germany.

Godinotia was a prosimian mammal, similar to the lemurs and the aye-aye of the modern age. About the size of a modern house cat, it was active mostly at night, not during the day unlike the true monkeys, such as Apidium, though it wasn't bothered by daylight either.

In all, three primate species are known from Messel: Europolemur koenigswaldi, Europolemur kelleri, and a species formerly identified as Godinotia neglecta (see below). All belong to Notharctidae and subfamily Cercamoniinae.

Godinotia was a small lemur-like primate that lived in the Early Eocene Epoch of Germany. It is known from the Messel Shales, as are many other unique animals. The time range of Godinotia is only known to be 49 Million Years Ago.

Behaviour There are several lemur-like primates found in the Eocene forests, and some, such as Godinotia, have such large eye sockets that they were probably nocturnal. Their limbs show that they were adapted for leaping from one vertical tree …

Godinotia (name meaning "Godinot's Animal") is a genus of strepsirrhine primate that lived in what is now Germany during the Early Eocene. In the Series 3 premiere "New Dawn," several Godinotia were brought to the park from Early Eocene …

Among the adapiforms, most are considered diurnal, with the exception of Pronycticebus and Godinotia from Middle Eocene Europe, both of which had large orbits that suggest nocturnality. [ 80 ] [ 92 ] Reproduction in most strepsirrhine species tends to be seasonal, particularly in lemurs.

Status (PBDB) extinct: Primary Reference (PBDB) J.L. Franzen. 2000. Der sechste Messel-Primate (Mammalia, Primates, Notharctidae, Cercamoniinae). Senckenbergiana ...

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Godinotia is an extinct genus of strepsirrhine primate belonging to the Adapidae family. It lived during the Eocene epoch (49 million years ago), and its fossils have been found in the Messel Pit, Germany.