Adapinae
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Adapidae
Subfamily: Adapinae
Trouessart, 1879
Genera

Adapinae is a subfamily within the extinct primate family Adapidae primarily found in Europe until the end of the Eocene. They are thought to have originated in Asia.[1]

References

  1. Gebo 2002, p. 26.

Literature cited

  • 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.


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