Lushius is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in China during the late Eocene,[1] and is classified under the subfamily Hoanghoniinae.[2]

Lushius
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Sivaladapidae
Genus: Lushius
Chow, 1961
Species:
L. qinlinensis
Binomial name
Lushius qinlinensis
Chow, 1961

References

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  1. ^ Szalay & Delson 1979, p. 148.
  2. ^ Fleagle 2013, p. 416.

Literature cited

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  • Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.
  • Szalay, F.S.; Delson, E. (1979). Evolutionary History of the Primates. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-680150-9. OCLC 5008038.