Adapinae
Adapinae Temporal range: Eocene
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Adapidae |
Subfamily: | †Adapinae Trouessart, 1879 |
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Adapinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Adapidae primarily found in Europe until the end of the Eocene. They are thought to have originated in Asia.[1]
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Literature cited[]
- 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.
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Categories:
- Prehistoric strepsirrhines
- Eocene first appearances
- Eocene extinctions
- Fossil taxa described in 1879
- Prehistoric primate stubs