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Ramadapis

Ramadapis sahnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Sivaladapidae
Genus: Ramadapis
Species:
R. sahnii
Binomial name
Ramadapis sahnii
Gilbert and Patel et al 2017

Ramadapis sahnii was a primitive primate belonging to Sivaladapidae that existed around 11 to 14 million years ago (Early to Mid-Miocene). Only a mandible (a lower jaw bone) was found at the dig site, which was near Ramnagar in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir specifically the lower Siwalik deposits. The jawbone indicates that Ramadapis resembled a modern day ring-tailed lemur. The early lemur was named after Ashok Sahni, who discovered the first sivaladapid in the Siwalik deposits. The mandible was only around one and a quarter inch long, which led scientists to assume that it was only around 11 pounds.

Ecology

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The environment that Ramadapis sahnii lived in is highly disputed upon. It has been hypothesized to either be a woodland, a grassland with few trees, a humid tropical forest, and finally a sort of half grassland and woodland.

References

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  1. ^ "Newfound primate teeth fill a gap in the evolutionary tree of life". USC News. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Christopher C.; Patel, Biren A.; Singh, N. Premjit; Campisano, Christopher J.; Fleagle, John G.; Rust, Kathleen L.; Patnaik, Rajeev (2017-01-01). "New sivaladapid primate from Lower Siwalik deposits surrounding Ramnagar (Jammu and Kashmir State), India". Journal of Human Evolution. 102: 21–41. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.10.001. ISSN 0047-2484. PMID 28012462.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. ^ "New fossil links Madagascar's lemurs to India". Deccan Herald. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2022-07-21.


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