Yunnanadapis Ni et al. 2016 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates - Sivaladapidae

Full reference: X. Ni, Q. Li, L. Li and K. C. Beard. 2016. Oligocene primates from China reveal divergence between African and Asian primate evolution. Science 352(6286):673-677

Parent taxon: Sivaladapidae according to X. Ni et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anthradapinae, Hoanghoniinae, Kyitchaungia, Laomaki, Paukkaungia, Siamoadapis, Sivaladapinae

Subtaxa: Yunnanadapis folivorus Yunnanadapis imperator

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Type: Yunnanadapis folivorus

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lijiawa mammalian fossil locality (Oligocene of China)

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