Adapid
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| Adapids Conservation status: Fossil | ||||||||||||
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Godinotia |
The adapids, members of the extinct family Adapidae, are prosimian primates that lived during the Eocene epoch. Adapids are believed to have been generally lemur-like, and are considered by many to be the probable ancestors of modern lemurs and lorises.
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External links
- http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8932/Adapidae.html
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive (http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Synapsida/Eutheria/Primates/Strepsirrhini.htm)
