Adapidae

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/adapidae

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Adapidae
2. What is the time period?Eocene epoch (approximately 55 to 34 million years ago)
3. What were Adapidae and when did they live?Adapidae were a family of ancient primates that lived during the Eocene, about 55 to 34 million years ago.
4. How were Adapidae different from modern lemurs?They had some similar wrist and ankle parts, but they did not have the dental comb or grooming claw that modern lemurs have.

Phylogeny: The evolutionary history and relationships among a group of organisms.
Stem Strepsirrhine: An early primate ancestor that is part of the lineage leading to modern strepsirrhines but predates their full specialization.
Postcranial Skeleton: All the bones in the body except for the skull, providing information about locomotion and posture.
Arboreal Locomotion: Movement and navigation through trees, common in many primate species.