Leptadapis

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

Leptadapis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
~40–37 Ma
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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
Synonyms
  • Paradapis Tattersall & Schwartz, 1983

References
  1. Gebo 2002, p. 28.
  2. Leptadapis at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography
  • 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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