Afradapis
| Afradapis longicristatus Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Adapidae |
| Subfamily: | †Caenopithecinae |
| Genus: | †Afradapis Seiffert et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †A. longicristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afradapis longicristatus Seiffert et al., 2009 | |
Afradapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived during the Eocene. It is one of two typically European caenopithecines to be found in northern Africa. Like more distantly related catarrhine primates, it had lost its anterior premolar, giving it a dental formula of 2.1.2.32.1.2.3. It ate leaves (folivorous and moved around slowly like lorises.[1]
References
- ↑ Fleagle 2013, p. 239.
Literature cited
- Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.