Writing in Nature, Seiffert explains that while the new fossil, named Afradapis, is related to Ida, both emerged along the evolutionary path that led to lemurs and lorises.

塞弗特在《自然》中撰文解释说，这个叫做a fradapis的新化石与伊达有联系，两者都出现在进化为狐猴和懒猴的进化路径上。