The Paleogene epoch was a dynamic time for mammalian evolution, including the fossil
relatives of primates. Several adaptively significant features of the primate foot first appear in …

Amphipithecids assume a key position in early primate evolution in Asia. Here we report on
new maxillofacial and associated mandibular remains of Siamopithecus eocaenus, an …

Simple Summary A sense of taste is vital to an animal's fitness. It enables animals to select
and ingest beneficial foods and avoid harmful substances in their daily lives. There have …

ABSTRACT A well-preserved astragalus of the anomaluroid rodent Pondaungimys
anomaluropsis is described from the late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation of central …

The fine-branch niche is a natural setting found among the slender vines and terminal
branches of shrubs and tree canopies. In this study, the authors designed two simulations of …

The climate today is changing fast and towards conditions never before experienced by
humans. Some geological time periods might however be important analogues for possible …

This chapter provides an overview of the fossil record for the key early euprimate groups,
and for the plesiadapiforms, and discusses how this record relates to Primate Origins and to …

To evaluate alternative hypotheses for the role of mass and muscle-induced forces in joint
construction, the allometric scaling relationships of the articular facets of the talus were …

Divergence time estimation requires the reconciliation of two major sources of data. These
are fossil and/or biogeographic evidence that give estimates of the absolute age of nodes …

Two distal humeral fragments are described from the middle Eocene Shanghuang fissures
(southern Jiangsu Province, China). These specimens provide the first evidence of forelimb …