Biology:Oligopithecidae

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Short description: Extinct family of primates

Oligopithecidae
Temporal range: Late Eocene–Early Oligocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: Oligopithecidae
Kay & Williams, 1994
Genera

Oligopithecidae is an extinct basal Catarrhine family from the late Eocene of Egypt (about 37 million years ago) as sister of the rest of the Catarrhines.[1][2][3] Its members were probably insectivorous due to their simple molars and cusp arrangement.[4]

References

  1. Nengo, Isaiah; Tafforeau, Paul; Gilbert, Christopher C.; Fleagle, John G.; Miller, Ellen R.; Feibel, Craig; Fox, David L.; Feinberg, Josh et al. (2017). "New infant cranium from the African Miocene sheds light on ape evolution". Nature 548 (7666): 169–174. doi:10.1038/nature23456. PMID 28796200. Bibcode2017Natur.548..169N. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1570349/. 
  2. Seiffert, Erik R.; Boyer, Doug M.; Fleagle, John G.; Gunnell, Gregg F.; Heesy, Christopher P.; Perry, Jonathan M. G.; Sallam, Hesham M. (2017-04-10). "New adapiform primate fossils from the late Eocene of Egypt". Historical Biology 30 (1–2): 204–226. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1306522. ISSN 0891-2963. https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/4834019. 
  3. Stevens, Nancy J.; Seiffert, Erik R.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Roberts, Eric M.; Schmitz, Mark D.; Krause, Cornelia; Gorscak, Eric; Ngasala, Sifa et al. (2013). "Palaeontological evidence for an Oligocene divergence between Old World monkeys and apes". Nature 497 (7451): 611–614. doi:10.1038/nature12161. PMID 23676680. Bibcode2013Natur.497..611S. https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/28740/4/28740%20Stevens%20et%20al%202013%20accepted%20version.pdf. 
  4. Kay, R. F.; Ross, C.; Williams, B. (1997-02-07). "Anthropoid Origins". Science 275 (5301): 797–804. doi:10.1126/science.275.5301.797. PMID 9012340. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3534193 entry