Leptadapis
Extinct genus of primates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of primates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Leptadapis Temporal range: Middle Eocene ~ | |
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L. magnus | |
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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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