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Adapinae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Adapidae

Taxonomy
Adapinae was named by Trouessart (1879). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Adapidae by Simpson (1940), Szalay (1971), Gingerich (1975), Hooker (1986), Gunnell and Miller (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Adapinae Trouessart
1940Adapinae Simpson p. 200
1971Adapinae Szalay p. 3
1975Adapinae Gingerich p. 168
1986Adapinae Hooker p. 267
2001Adapinae Gunnell and Miller p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderAdapiformesHoffstetter 1977
familyAdapidaeTrouessart 1879
subfamilyAdapinaeTrouessart 1879
subfamilyAdapinaeTrouessart 1879

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Adapinae Trouessart 1879
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G. †Adapis Cuvier 1822
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†Adapis collinsonae Hooker 1986
†Adapis parisiensis Blainville 1841
†Adapis stintoni Gingerich 1977
†Adapis sudrei Gingerich 1977
G. †Adapoides Beard et al. 1994
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†Adapoides troglodytes Beard et al. 1994
G. †Leptadapis Gervais 1876
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Subg. †Leptadapis (Paradapis) Tattersall and Schwartz 1983
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†Leptadapis capellae Crusafont-Pairo 1967
†Leptadapis filholi Godinot and Couette 2008
†Leptadapis leenhardti Stehlin 1912
†Leptadapis magnus Filhol 1874
†Leptadapis ruetimeyeri Filhol 1874
G. †Magnadapis Godinot and Couette 2008
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†Magnadapis fredi Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis intermedius Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis laurenceae Godinot and Couette 2008
†Magnadapis quercyi Godinot and Couette 2008
G. †Microadapis Szalay 1974
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†Microadapis sciureus Stehlin 1916
G. †Protoadapis Lemoine 1878
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†Protoadapis angustidens Filhol 1888
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Invalid names: Pronycticebus mancyi Tattersall and Schwartz 1983 [synonym]
†Protoadapis filholi Gingerich 1977
Invalid names: Protoadapis crassicuspidens Lemoine 1878 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:58:29
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:58:29
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the MP 18 or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Protoadapis klatti (13322 45002) Protoadapis weigelti, Protadapis klatti (45001)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Alsace Region) Protoadapis klatti (31609)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Jiangsu) Adapoides troglodytes (37493)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) Adapis sp. (142030 182221)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Adapis parisiensis (12847) Adapis sp. (31584)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Adapis parisiensis (31634)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Castilla y Leon) Adapis sp. (40358)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Adapis ruetimeyeri (31720) Adapis ruetimeyeri, Adapis sciureus, Adapis priscus (31719) Adapis sp. (31718)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland Adapis laharpei (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Adapis laharpi, Adapis magnus, Pronycticebus sp., Caenopithecus sp. (39014)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Adapis sudrei (31736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Aragon) Adapis priscus (31633)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Jura) Adapis sudrei (182385)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Adapis magnus (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Adapis parisiensis (40030)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Adapis magnus (12851)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Adapis parisiensis, Adapis magnus (31749)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Adapis magnus (12841 12849 31635 31740) Adapis parisiensis (12842 12843 12854 31764)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Adapis magnus (31756)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Adapis magnus (31750)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Adapis parisiensis (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Adapis magnus (12848 12853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Adapis magnus (31724 31757 31758 31760)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Adapis sp., Adapis parisiensis (31751)