Biology:Anchomomys
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Anchomomys is an extinct genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe and Africa during the Middle Eocene.[1]
Palaeobiology
Locomotion
Anchomomys frontanyensis is inferred to have been specialised for leaping due to its calcaneus exhibiting significant distal elongation.[2]
References
- ↑ Gebo 2002, p. 27.
- ↑ Marigó, Judit; Roig, Imma; Seiffert, Erik R.; Moyà-Solà, Salvador; Boyer, Doug M. (February 2016). "Astragalar and calcaneal morphology of the middle Eocene primate Anchomomys frontanyensis (Anchomomyini): Implications for early primate evolution" (in en). Journal of Human Evolution 91: 122–143. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.08.011. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248415002201. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
Literature cited
- Gebo, D.L. (2002). "Adapiformes: Phylogeny and adaptation". The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-08141-2. OCLC 47254191. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&pg=PA21.
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