Adapis
Adapis Temporal range: Early - Late Eocene | |
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Adapis magnus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Adapidae |
Subfamily: | †Adapinae |
Genus: | †Adapis Cuvier 1822 |
Type species | |
Adapis parisiensis Cuvier, 1821 | |
Species | |
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Adapis is an extinct genus of Adapidae primate belonging to the subfamily Adapinae [1] The genus was named by Cuvier in 1822 and contains up to three species.[2] Males were larger than females.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/5258/Adapis
- ↑ The Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Gingerich, P. D. (1981). "Cranial morphology and adaptations in Eocene Adapidae. I. Sexual dimorphism inAdapis magnus andAdapis parisiensis". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 56 (3): 217–234. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330560303.