Eosimiidae
| Eosimiidae[1] Temporal range: Eocene–Oligocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorrhini |
| Infraorder: | Simian |
| Family: | †Eosimiidae Beard et al., 1994 |
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Eosimiidae is the family of extinct primates believed to be the earliest simians.
Taxonomy
There appears to be a wealthy diversity of Eosimiids in China. With several genera, such as Phileosimias, and Anthrasimias, their classification as Eosimiids appears to be dubious. Some scholars have even questioned whether the Eosimiids are even simians, as they seem closer to Tarsiiformes. Gunnell and Miller (2001) have found that Eosimiid morphology don't match up to anthropoid morphology.[2]
Marivaux et al (2005) suggest three definite groups of Eosimiidae: Bahinia, Phanacopithecus and Eosimias. They announced their discovery of fossils of two new species, Phileosimias kamali and Phileosimias brahuiorum. They concluded that Phileosimias are also early simians, which might be placed in Eosimiidae or into a separate group.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Haaramo, Mikko (2002-12-29). "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive". Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ↑ Primate Adaptation and Evolution: 3rd Edition, Ch. 13, p 279-281
- ↑ Marivaux; et al. (June 2005). "Anthropoid primates from the Oligocene of Pakistan (Bugti Hills): Data on early anthropoid evolution and biogeography". PNAS. 102 (24): 8436–41. PMC 1150860
. PMID 15937103. doi:10.1073/pnas.0503469102. (Full text PDF)
External links
- Beard KC, Wang J (Apr 2004). "The eosimiid primates (Anthropoidea) of the Heti Formation, Yuanqu Basin, Shanxi and Henan Provinces, People's Republic of China". J Hum Evol. 46 (4): 401–32. PMID 15066378. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.01.002.
- Kay RF, Ross C, Williams BA (Feb 1997). "Anthropoid origins". Science. 275 (5301): 797–804. PMID 9012340. doi:10.1126/science.275.5301.797.