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Taxonomy
Adapis was named by Cuvier (1822) [Cray lists the type as Adapis parisiensis, even though it's named after the genus]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhinocerina by Gray (1825); to Artiodactyla by Owen (1848); to Pseudolemuridae by Schlosser (1877); to Adapinae by Simpson (1940) and Gingerich (1975); to Adapina by Beard et al. (1994); and to Adapidae by Gingerich (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Rhinocerina by Gray (1825); to Artiodactyla by Owen (1848); to Pseudolemuridae by Schlosser (1877); to Adapinae by Simpson (1940) and Gingerich (1975); to Adapina by Beard et al. (1994); and to Adapidae by Gingerich (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1822 | Adapis Cuvier |
| 1825 | Adapis Gray p. 342 |
| 1848 | Adapis Owen p. 139 |
| 1877 | Adapis Schlosser p. 23 |
| 1940 | Adapis Simpson p. 202 |
| 1975 | Adapis Gingerich p. 168 |
| 1980 | Adapis Gingerich p. 137 |
| 1994 | Adapis Beard et al. p. 606 |
| 1997 | Adapis McKenna and Bell |
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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.
G. †Adapis Cuvier 1822
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†Adapis collinsonae Hooker 1986
†Adapis parisiensis Blainville 1841
†Adapis stintoni Gingerich 1977
†Adapis sudrei Gingerich 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available