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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 |
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (21 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Bartonian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | A. sudrei (31736) | |
Bartonian | Switzerland | A. laharpei (31742) | |
Bartonian | France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) | A. parisiensis (31634) | |
Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | A. laharpi, Caenopithecus sp. (39014) | |
Bartonian | Switzerland (Baselland) | A. ruetimeyeri (31719 31720) A. sp. (31718) | |
Bartonian | Switzerland (Jura) | A. sudrei (182385) | |
Bartonian | Spain (Barcelona) | A. sp. (142030 182221) | |
Bartonian | France (Picardie Region) | A. parisiensis (12847) A. sp. (31584) | |
Bartonian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | A. sp. (40358) | |
Priabonian | France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) | A. parisiensis (31749) | |
Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | A. parisiensis (12842 12843 12854 31764) | |
Priabonian | Spain (Catalonia) | A. sp., A. parisiensis (31751) | |
Priabonian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | A. parisiensis (31747) | |
Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | A. parisiensis (40030) |