New Eocene primate from Myanmar shares dental characters with African Eocene crown anthropoids
Recent fossil findings have suggested that anthropoid primates originated in Asia before dispersing into Africa. Here, Jaeger and colleagues describe a new fossil Asian primate, Aseanpithecus myanmarensis, that they interpret as a closer relative of African crown anthropoids.
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Main Authors: | Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Olivier Chavasseau, Vincent Lazzari, Aung Naing Soe, Chit Sein, Anne Le Maître, Hla Shwe, Yaowalak Chaimanee |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f74555f3ebdc4384a6d02e3f2f1fc821 |
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