Siamoadapis maemohensis
| Siamoadapis Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | †Adapiformes |
| Family: | †Sivaladapidae |
| Genus: | †Siamoadapis |
| Species: | †S. maemohensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Siamoadapis maemohensis Chaimanee et alii, 2007 | |
Siamoadapis maemohensis is an extinct species of Adapiform primate found in Thailand.
The fossils were discovered in the lignite layer of a coal mine in Mae Mo district, Lampang Province, northern Thailand, from which it also received its scientific species name. Four lower jaws with teeth were unearthed by a joint team of Thai and French geologists in 2004. It was dated to be 13.1 to 13.3 million years old, and described in 2007 by a team led by geologist Yaowalak Chaimanee (เยาวลักษณ์ ชัยมณี) from the Department of Mineral Resources, Thailand.
The animal was a very small primate, with a body length of 15 centimetres and estimated to have weighted 500 grammes. Distinct for the species is the small size and differences in the teething compared to other Miocene sivaladapids.
References
- "Fossil dated 13m years". The Nation. February 26, 2008.
- Chaimanee, Y., Yamee, C., Tian, P., Chavasseau, O. and Jaeger, J.-J. (2008). "First middle Miocene sivaladapid primate from Thailand". Journal of Human Evolution 54 (3): 434–443. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.001. PMID 18022213.