Biology:Sivaladapidae

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Short description: Extinct family of primates

Sivaladapidae
Temporal range: Late Eocene–Late Miocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Superfamily: Adapoidea
Family: Sivaladapidae
Thomas & Verma, 1979
Subfamily

Sivaladapidae is an extinct family of adapiform primates from Asia. They survived longer than any other adapiform primate because they were able to shift south as the climate cooled. Their remains date from the Eocene through the Miocene.[1]

Classification

References

  1. Gebo, D. L. (2008). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". in Hartwig, W. C. The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–43. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. 

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