| Masradapis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | †Adapidae |
| Subfamily: | †Caenopithecinae |
| Genus: | †Masradapis Seiffertet al. 2017 |
| Species: | †M. tahai |
| Binomial name | |
| †Masradapis tahai Seiffertet al. 2017 | |
Masradapis is an extinct genus ofcaenopithecineprimate from thePriabonianBirket Qarun Formation of theFayum Depression,Egypt. The type and only species,Masradapis tahai, was named and described by Erik R. Seiffertet al., in 2017.[1]Bayesian tip-dating, when combined withBayesian biogeographic analysis, suggests that a common ancestor of known caenopithecines dispersed to Afro-Arabia from Europe between 49.4 and 47.4 Ma, and that a trans-Tethyan back-dispersal explainsCaenopithecus’ later presence in Europe.[1]
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