Leptadapis

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Leptadapis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
~40–37  Ma
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Leptadapis sp skull and Leptadapis magnus mandible.JPG
L. magnus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Adapidae
Subfamily: Adapinae
Genus: Leptadapis
Gervais, 1876
Species
  • L. assolicus
  • L. filholiGodinot & Couette, 2008
  • L. capellaeCrusafont-Pairo, 1967
  • L. leenhardtiStehlin, 1912
  • L. magnusFilhol, 1874
  • L. ruetimeyeriStehlin, 1912
Synonyms
  • ParadapisTattersall & Schwartz, 1983

Leptadapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene. [1] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Escanilla Formation of Spain and Egerkingen in Switzerland. [2]

L. magnus skull Adapis magnus.JPG
L. magnus skull

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References

  1. Gebo 2002, p. 28.
  2. "Fossilworks: Leptadapis (Paradapis)". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-11-24.

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