Adapid
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The adapids, members of the extinct family Adapidae, are prosimian primates that lived during the Eocene epoch. Adapids are believed to have been generally lemur-like, and are considered by many to be the probable ancestors of modern lemurs and lorises.
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| Strepsirrhini: Cheirogaleidae · Lemuridae · Lepilemuridae · Indriidae · Daubentoniidae · Lorisidae · Galagidae
Haplorrhini: Tarsiidae · Cebidae · Aotidae · Pitheciidae · Atelidae · Cercopithecidae · Hylobatidae · Hominidae |
