The paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, south Asian late Eocene primates
Analysis of the teeth, orbital, and gnathic regions of the skull, and fragmentary postcranial
bones provides evidence for reconstructing a behavioral profile of Amphipithecidae:
Pondaungia, Amphipithecus, Myanmarpithecus (late middle Eocene, Myanmar) and
Siamopithecus (late Eocene, Thailand). At 5–8 kg, Pondaungia, Amphipithecus, and
Siamopithecus are perhaps the largest known Eocene primates. The dental and mandibular
anatomy suggest that larger-bodied amphipithecids were hard-object feeders. The shape of …
bones provides evidence for reconstructing a behavioral profile of Amphipithecidae:
Pondaungia, Amphipithecus, Myanmarpithecus (late middle Eocene, Myanmar) and
Siamopithecus (late Eocene, Thailand). At 5–8 kg, Pondaungia, Amphipithecus, and
Siamopithecus are perhaps the largest known Eocene primates. The dental and mandibular
anatomy suggest that larger-bodied amphipithecids were hard-object feeders. The shape of …