Sivaladapidae

Extinct family of primates

Sivaladapidae
Temporal range: Late Eocene–Late Miocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–43. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2.
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Notharctidae
Ekgmowechashalidae
Cercamoniidae
Adapidae
Asiadapidae
Sivaladapidae
Hoanghoniinae
Sivaladapinae
Caenopithecidae
Azibiidae
Djebelemuridae
Lemuriformes
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Darwinius masillae
Galagidae
Lorisidae
Lorisinae
Perodicticinae
Cheirogaleidae
Lemuridae
Archaeolemuridae
Indriidae
Palaeopropithecidae
Archaeoindris fontoynonti
Taxon identifiers
Sivaladapidae