Leptadapis

Leptadapis
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
~
L. magnus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: †Adapidae
Subfamily: †Adapinae
Genus: †Leptadapis
Gervais, 1876
Species
  • †L. assolicus
  • †L. filholi Godinot & Couette, 2008
  • †L. capellae Crusafont-Pairo, 1967
  • †L. leenhardti Stehlin, 1912
  • †L. magnus Filhol, 1874
  • †L. ruetimeyeri Stehlin, 1912
Synonyms
  • Paradapis Tattersall & Schwartz, 1983

Leptadapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Escanilla Formation of Spain and Egerkingen in Switzerland.

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