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In the early Miocene, about 22 million years ago, the many kinds of arboreally adapted primitive catarrhines from East Africa suggest a long history of prior diversification. Fossils dated to be 20 million years old include fragments attributed to Victoriapithecus , believed to be the earliest Old World monkey.
Mar 8, 2023 · The history of paleoprimatology effectively begins in the early nineteenth century with the discovery of a fossil from the gypsum quarries of Paris. The Fayum catarrhines are distinguished from other Fayum primates in details of their dental anatomy, but mainly in having only two premolars on each side of each jaw.
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Apes evolved from the catarrhines in Africa midway through the Cenozoic, approximately 25 million years ago. Apes are generally larger than monkeys and they do not possess a tail. All apes are capable of moving through trees, although many species spend most their time on the ground.
Jul 30, 2018 · Catarrhine primates are generally long-lived and highly social, with complex social organization. This paper addresses key life history traits for this parvorder, focusing primarily on reproduction, growth, lifespan, and social structure.
Jan 11, 2021 · Fossil evidence indicates that the ancestor of catarrhines – apes and Old World monkeys – was probably an arboreal frugivore with the pronograde (horizontal) body posture typical of mammals (Begun, 2016). Studies of dentition, microwear and reconstructions of habitat indicate that apes have long specialized in eating ripe fruit (Potts, 2004
- Michael Lawrence Wilson
- 10.1017/ehs.2021.2
- 2021
- Evol Hum Sci. 2021; 3: e8.
Jan 14, 2013 · The estimated divergence date for catarrhines and platyrrhines, based on molecular evidence, indicates that catarrhines may have had an even earlier phylogenetic history that extends back to about 40-44 Ma into the Middle Eocene.
Apes evolved from the catarrhines in Africa midway through the Cenozoic, approximately 25 million years ago. Apes are generally larger than monkeys and they do not possess a tail. All apes are capable of moving through trees, although many species spend most their time on the ground.
