Biology:Pliopithecidae
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The family Pliopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily.
Their anatomy combined primitive features such as a small braincase, a long snout, and a tail. At the same time, they possessed more advanced features such as stereoscopic vision and ape-like teeth and jaws, clearly distinguishing them from monkeys.[1]
Begun and Harrison divide the Pliopithecidae into subfamilies Pliopithecinae and Crouzeliinae.[2] Dionysopithecinae are sometimes placed here as a subfamily,[3] but Begun & Harrison place them in their own family, the Dionysopithecidae.[2]
Palaeoecology
Pliopithecids had a clear habitat preference for warm and humid habitats.[4]
References
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harrison, Terry (2012). "Chapter 20 Catarrhine Origins". A Companion To Paleoanthropology. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-33237-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=oIoT1RcFeCwC&pg=PT276. Alt URL
- ↑ Harrison, T; Gu, Y (1999). "Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of early Miocene catarrhines from Sihong, China". Journal of Human Evolution 37 (2): 225–277. doi:10.1006/jhev.1999.0310. PMID 10444352. Bibcode: 1999JHumE..37..225H. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=143129.
- ↑ Kaakinen, Anu; Abdul Aziz, Hayfaa; Passey, Benjamin H.; Zhang, Zhaoqun; Liu, Liping; Salminen, Johanna; Wang, Lihua; Krijgsman, Wout et al. (15 March 2015). "Age and stratigraphic context of Pliopithecus and associated fauna from Miocene sedimentary strata at Damiao, Inner Mongolia, China" (in en). Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 100: 78–90. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.12.014. Bibcode: 2015JAESc.100...78K. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1367912015000097. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Prehistoric World page 434.
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