Asiadapinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

within the

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

family

Notharctidae Notharctidae is an extinct family of adapiform primates found primarily in North America and Europe. Classification *Family Notharctidae **Subfamily Asiadapinae **Subfamily Cercamoniinae **Subfamily Notharctinae Notharctinae is an extinc ...

found in Asia during the early

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...

. They were very small and were some of the earliest

adapiforms Adapiformes is a group of early primates. Adapiforms radiated throughout much of the northern continental mass (now Europe, Asia and North America), reaching as far south as northern Africa and tropical Asia. They existed from the Eocene to the ...

, similar to cercamoniines but also sharing features with sivaladapids.

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Literature cited

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q20312388 Prehistoric strepsirrhines Eocene primates Eocene mammals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 2009 Eocene first appearances Eocene extinctions