Name
Siamoadapis.
Phonetic
Sy-am-o-dapiss.
Named By
Y. Chaimanee, C. Yamee, P. Tian, O. Chavasseau & J. -J. Jaeger - 2008.
Classification
Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Strepsirrhini, Sivaladapidae.
Diet
Omnivore?
Species
S. maemohensis
Size
Uncertain but roughly estimated to have been about 15 centimetres long.
Known locations
Thailand, Lampang Province.
Time Period
Mid-Miocene.
Fossil representation
4 lower jaws with teeth.
Siamoadapis is a genus of small primate that lived in Thailand during the mid Miocene.
- First middle Miocene sivaladapid primate from Thailand. - Journal of Human Evolution 54 (3): 434–443. - Y. Chaimanee, C. Yamee, P. Tian, O. Chavasseau & J. -J. Jaeger - 2008.
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