Wailekia

Wailekia is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Asia during the late Eocene.[1]

Wailekia
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Strepsirrhini
Family:Sivaladapidae
Genus:Wailekia
Ducrocq et al., 1995
Species:
W. orientale
Binomial name
Wailekia orientale
Ducrocq et al., 1995

References

Literature cited

  • Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". In Hartwig, W.C. (ed.). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191.