The origin of primates has had a long history of discussion and debate, with few ever
considering the impact of the original body weight on subsequent primate adaptive …

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Numerous factors have stimulated new enthusiasm for understanding the process of primate
origins, including new fossil discoveries, improvements to methods for analyzing molecular …

Adaptive shifts associated with human origins are brought to light as we examine the human
fossil record and study our own genome and that of our closest ape relatives. However, the …

Undoubted primates first appear almost synchronously in the fossil records of Asia, Europe,
and North America. This temporal pattern has complicated efforts to reconstruct the early …

Undisputed anthropoids appear in the fossil record of Africa and Asia by the middle Eocene,
about 45 Ma. Here, we report the discovery of an early Eocene eosimiid anthropoid primate …

Among primates, nocturnal species exhibit relatively larger orbital apertures than diurnal
species. Most researchers have considered this disparity in orbital aperture size to reflect …

Reconstructing the early evolutionary history of anthropoid primates is hindered by a lack of
consensus on both the timing and biogeography of anthropoid origins,,. Some prefer an …

In various respects anthropology has developed along paths leading into isolation. It no
longer should hesitate to stake clear claims for all of primatology, now that the comforting old …

Research on primate origins has revolved around arboreality and, more specifically, the
adaptations that are linked to safe navigation in the fine-branch niche. To this end, extant …