plesiadapiform
/ˌpliːzɪˈadəpɪfɔːm/Palaeontology
noun
A primitive primate belonging to the extinct infraorder Plesiadapiformes, known chiefly from Palaeocene fossil remains found in North America and Europe.
adjective
Of or relating to the infraorder Plesiadapiformes.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Science. From scientific Latin Plesiadapiformes, infraorder name from Plesiadapis, genus name + -iformes.
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- Becquerel, Antoine-Henri
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