Asiadapinae
Asiadapinae Temporal range: Early Eocene
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Notharctidae |
Subfamily: | †Asiadapinae Rose et al., 2009 |
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Asiadapinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Notharctidae found in Asia during the early Eocene. They were very small and were some of the earliest adapiforms, similar to cercamoniines but also sharing features with sivaladapids.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fleagle 2013, p. 237.
Literature cited[]
- Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.
Categories:
- Prehistoric strepsirrhines
- Eocene primates
- Eocene mammals of Asia
- Fossil taxa described in 2009
- Eocene first appearances
- Eocene extinctions