Biology:Leptadapis

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Short description: Extinct genus of primates

Leptadapis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
~40–37 Ma
Leptadapis sp skull and Leptadapis magnus mandible.JPG
L. magnus
Scientific classification e
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.[1] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Escanilla Formation of Spain and Egerkingen in Switzerland.[2]

L. magnus skull

References

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q17635400 entry