Leptadapis
{{Short description|Extinct genus of primates}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Leptadapis
| authority = Gervais, 1876
| fossil_range = Middle Eocene
~{{fossil range|40|37}}
| image = Leptadapis sp skull and Leptadapis magnus mandible.JPG
| image_caption = L. magnus
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = {{plainlist|
- {{extinct}}L. assolicus
- {{extinct}}L. filholi Godinot & Couette, 2008
- {{extinct}}L. capellae Crusafont-Pairo, 1967
- {{extinct}}L. leenhardti Stehlin, 1912
- {{extinct}}L. magnus Filhol, 1874
- {{extinct}}L. ruetimeyeri Stehlin, 1912}}
| synonyms =
- Paradapis {{small|Tattersall & Schwartz, 1983}}
}}
Leptadapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.{{Sfn|Gebo|2002|p=28}} Fossils of the genus have been found in the Escanilla Formation of Spain and Egerkingen in Switzerland.{{Cite web |title=Fossilworks: Leptadapis (Paradapis) |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=145145 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Paleobiology Database}}
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References
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= Bibliography =
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- {{cite book | last1 = Gebo | first1 = D.L. | contribution = Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation | year = 2002 | editor-last = Hartwig | editor-first = W.C. | title = The Primate Fossil Record | publisher = Cambridge University Press | isbn = 978-0-521-08141-2 | oclc = 47254191 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21 |via=Google Books}}
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Category:Prehistoric primate genera
Category:Eocene mammals of Europe
Category:Paleogene Switzerland
Category:Fossils of Switzerland
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1876
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