Plesiadapis
Sign in to savePlesiadapis (near Adapis) is an extinct genus of mammal closely related to primates, found in North America and western Europe. The type species, P. tricuspidens, was described in 1877 by François Louis Paul Gervaise, based on a partial left mandible (lower jaw) uncovered in France. Fourteen valid species have since been named.
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Plesiadapis (near Adapis) is an extinct genus of mammal closely related to primates, found in North America and western Europe. The type species, P. tricuspidens, was described in 1877 by François Louis Paul Gervaise, based on a partial left mandible (lower jaw) uncovered in France. Fourteen valid species have since been named.
== Taxonomy == thumb|left|Life restoration at MUSE - Science Museum in [[Trento]]The first discovery of Plesiadapis was made by François Louis Paul Gervaise in 1877, who first discovered Plesiadapis tricuspidens in France. The type specimen is MNHN Crl-16, and is a left mandibular fragment dated to the early Eocene epoch.