Biology:Leptadapis

Short description: Extinct genus of primates

Leptadapis Temporal range: Middle Eocene ~40–37 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
L. magnus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	†Adapidae
Subfamily:	†Adapinae
Genus:	†Leptadapis Gervais, 1876
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

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

L. magnus skull

References

Bibliography

• Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". in Hartwig, W.C.. The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21. 

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