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 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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)