Adapidae - Adapidae

Japanese: アダピス科 - あだぴすか
Adapidae - Adapidae

...In the Eocene, North America and Europe became the stage for the differentiation of species, and at least 6 families and 40 genera have been described. Among these are fossils that are important for understanding the primitive form of primates, such as the Adapidae and Omomysidae, but the ancestors of the Tarsiidae and Ceratopodidae also appear. Amphipithecus and Pondaungia , which are thought to be Ceratopods, have been excavated from Myanmar, and two genera of the Omomysidae have been discovered in China. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Adapidae family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…始新世に入ると北アメリカとヨーロッパが種分化の舞台となり,少なくとも6科40属以上が記載されている。この中にはアダピス科Adapidaeやオモミス科など霊長類の原始形態を知るうえで重要な化石が含まれるが,メガネザル科とショウジョウ科の祖型も姿を現している。ショウジョウ科と考えられるのはアンフィピテクスAmphipithecusとポンダウンギアPondaungiaでミャンマーから出土しており,またオモミス科の2属は中国で発見されている。…

※「アダピス科」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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