Leptadapis
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Leptadapis Temporal range: Middle Eocene
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Adapidae |
Subfamily: | †Adapinae |
Genus: | †Leptadapis Gervais, 1876 |
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Leptadapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.[1] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Escanilla Formation of Spain and Egerkingen in Switzerland.[2]
References
- ^ Gebo 2002, p. 28.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Leptadapis (Paradapis)". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
Bibliography
- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191 – via Google Books.
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