Leptadapis

Leptadapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.[1]

L. magnus skull

Leptadapis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
L. magnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Adapidae
Subfamily: Adapinae
Genus: Leptadapis
Gervais, 1876
Type species
Skull and mandible
Filhol, 1874
Species
  • L. assolicus
  • L. filholi Godinot & Couette, 2008
  • L. capellae Crusafont-Pairo, 1967
  • L. leenhardti Stehlin, 1912
  • L. magnus Filhol, 1874
  • L. ruetimeyeri Stehlin, 1912

References

  1. Gebo 2002, p. 28.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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