Sivaladapidae

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Sivaladapidae is an extinct family of adapiform primates from Asia. They survived longer than any other adapiform primate because they were able to shift south as the climate cooled. Their remains date from the Eocene through the Miocene.[1]

Sivaladapidae
Temporal range: Late Eocene–Late Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Superfamily: Adapoidea
Family: Sivaladapidae
Thomas & Verma, 1979
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References

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  1. ^ Gebo, D. L. (2008). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W. C (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–43. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2.