Adapis

Japanese: Adapis
Adapis

...This period can be said to be the period of adaptive radiation of prosimians, and the number of species increased. Currently known species include Adapis and Notharctus , which are thought to be related to lemurs, Anaptomorphidae , which are related to tarsiers, and Pondaungia and Amphipithecus, both excavated in Myanmar and thought to be ancestors of apes. Famous species of Adapidae include the Adapinae subfamily found in Europe and the Notharctinae subfamily found in North America.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Adapis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この時代は原猿類の適応放散期ともいえ,種類も豊富になる。現在知られているものとして,キツネザル類の系統とみられるアダピス類Adapisやノタルクトゥス類Notharctus,メガネザルの系統のアナプトモルフス類Anaptomorphidae,それに類人猿の祖先とも考えられるミャンマー出土のポンダウンギアPondaungiaとアムフィピテクスAmphipithecusなどがある。アダピス科ではヨーロッパ出土のアダピス亜科と北アメリカ出土のノタルクトゥス亜科などが有名である。…

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