What are Adapiformes?
Q: What are Adapiformes?
A: Adapiformes are an extinct group of early primates.
Q: Where did Adapiformes radiate throughout?
A: Adapiformes radiated throughout much of the northern continental mass, reaching as far south as northern Africa and tropical Asia.
Q: During which epochs did Adapiformes live?
A: Adapiformes lived from the Eocene to the Miocene epochs.
Q: Did some adapiformes look similar to living lemurs?
A: Yes, some adapiformes looked similar to living lemurs.
Q: What is the unclear status of Adapiformes?
A: It is unclear whether Adapiformes form a monophyletic or paraphyletic group.
Q: What is the proposed grouping of Adapiformes when assumed to be a clade?
A: When assumed to be a clade, Adapiformes are usually grouped under the "wet-nosed" taxon Strepsirrhini, which would make them more closely related to the lemurs and less so to the "dry-nosed" Haplorhini taxon that includes monkeys and apes.
Q: What is the current classification of Darwinius and other Adapiformes?
A: Current work classifies Darwinius and other adapiformes as Strepsirrhini.
