Adapinae
Extinct subfamily of primates
Adapinae Temporal range: Eocene | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | †Adapidae |
Subfamily: | †Adapinae Trouessart, 1879 |
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Adapinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Adapidae, primarily found in Europe until the end of the Eocene. They are thought to have originated in Asia.[1]
References
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.
External links
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
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- See also: Adapiformes
- Subfossil lemur
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