Adapis parisensis
Upper Eocene (Ludian)
Escan, Quercy
France

A fossil specimen of Adapis parisensis, one of the earliest well-documented primates from the Eocene of Europe. This species belongs to an extinct lineage of early primate-like mammals that provide key insight into the evolution of modern strepsirrhines (lemurs and lorises).

29mm x 28mm lower jaw with much of the mandibular ramus and three teeth