Afradapis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adapiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Grandordo: Euarchonta Mirordo: Primatomorpha Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: †Adapiformes

Familia: †Adapidae
Subfamilia: †Caenopithecinae
Genus: †Afradapis
Species: †A. longicristatus

Name

Afradapis Seiffert, Perry, Simons & Boyer, 2009

Type species: Afradapis longicristatus Seiffert, Perry, Simons & Boyer, 2009, by monotypy

References

Primary references

• Seiffert, E., Perry, J.M.G., Simons, E.L. & Boyer, D.M. 2009. Convergent evolution of anthropoid-like adaptations in Eocene adapiform primates. Nature 461(7267): 1118–1121. DOI: 10.1038/nature08429 ResearchGate Reference page.