| Asiadapinae Temporal range: Early Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | † Notharctidae |
| Subfamily: | † Asiadapinae Rose et al., 2009 |
| Genera | |
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John G. Fleagle is an American anthropologist, primatologist, and Distinguished Professor at State University of New York, Stony Brook.
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Shizarodon is a genus of primate related to lemuriforms that lived in Oman during the early Oligocene.
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Muangthanhinius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Asia during the late Eocene.
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