Asiadapinae is a
subfamily
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within the
extinct
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
primate
Primates is an order (biology), order of mammals, which is further divided into the Strepsirrhini, strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and Lorisidae, lorisids; and the Haplorhini, haplorhines, which include Tarsiiformes, tarsiers a ...
family
Notharctidae
Notharctidae is an extinct family (biology), family of Adapiformes, adapiform primates found primarily in North America and Europe.
Classification
*Family Notharctidae
**Subfamily Asiadapinae
**Subfamily Cercamoniinae
**Subfamily Notharctinae
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found in Asia during the early
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
. They were very small and were some of the earliest
adapiforms, similar to
cercamoniines but also sharing features with
sivaladapids.
References
Literature cited
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Notharctidae
Eocene primates
Eocene mammals of Asia
Fossil taxa described in 2009
Eocene first appearances
Eocene extinctions