Biology:Leptadapis
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Leptadapis is an extinct 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,[2] at the sites of La Bouffie and Perrière in France,[3] and at Egerkingen in Switzerland.[2]
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Dental microwear of Leptadapis magnus from La Bouffie, a closed canopy tropical rainforest, shows that its dietary habit was a mixture of folivory and frugivory. In the more open woodland of Perrière, however, L. magnus strictly fed on leaves.[3]
References
- ↑ Gebo 2002, p. 28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fossilworks: Leptadapis (Paradapis)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=145145.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ramdarshan, Anusha; Merceron, Gildas; Marivaux, Laurent (19 November 2011). "Spatial and temporal ecological diversity amongst eocene primates of france: Evidence from teeth" (in en). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 147 (2): 201–216. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21638. ISSN 0002-9483. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajpa.21638. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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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