Early anthropoid femora reveal divergent adaptive trajectories in catarrhine hind-limb evolution

The proximal femur is key for understanding locomotion in primates. Here, the authors analyze the evolution of the proximal femur in catarrhines, including a new Aegyptopithecus fossil, and suggest that Old World monkeys and hominoids diverged from an ancestral state similar to Aegyptopithecus.

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Auteurs principaux: Sergio Almécija, Melissa Tallman, Hesham M. Sallam, John G. Fleagle, Ashley S. Hammond, Erik R. Seiffert
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5890c9e401f543d4be1bff5907bf2ba0
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