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Species diversity and postcranial anatomy of eocene primates from Shanghuang, China

2012; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/evan.21336

1520-6505

Daniel L. Gebo, Marian Dagosto, Xijun Ni, K. Christopher Beard,

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and ReviewsVolume 21, Issue 6 p. 224-238 Research Article Species diversity and postcranial anatomy of eocene primates from Shanghuang, China Daniel L. Gebo, Daniel L. Gebo [email protected] Daniel Gebo is a Presidential Research Professor, Presidential Teaching Professor, and Board of Trustees Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University.Search for more papers by this authorMarian Dagosto, Marian Dagosto [email protected] Marian Dagosto is Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Northwestern University.Search for more papers by this authorXijun Ni, Xijun Ni [email protected] Xijun Ni is a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Search for more papers by this authorK. Christopher Beard, K. Christopher Beard [email protected] Christopher Beard is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.Search for more papers by this author Daniel L. Gebo, Daniel L. Gebo [email protected] Daniel Gebo is a Presidential Research Professor, Presidential Teaching Professor, and Board of Trustees Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University.Search for more papers by this authorMarian Dagosto, Marian Dagosto [email protected] Marian Dagosto is Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Northwestern University.Search for more papers by this authorXijun Ni, Xijun Ni [email protected] Xijun Ni is a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Search for more papers by this authorK. Christopher Beard, K. Christopher Beard [email protected] Christopher Beard is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.Search for more papers by this author First published: 19 December 2012 https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21336Citations: 14 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The middle Eocene Shanghuang fissure-fillings, located in southern Jiangsu Province in China near the coastal city of Shanghai (Fig. 1), contain a remarkably diverse array of fossil primates that provide a unique window into the complex role played by Asia during early primate evolution.1 Compared to contemporaneous localities in North America or Europe, the ancient primate community sampled at the Shanghuang fissure-fillings is unique in several ways. Although Shanghuang has some typical Eocene primates (Omomyidae and Adapoidea), it also contains the earliest known members of the Tarsiidae and Anthropoidea (Fig. 2), and some new taxa that are not as yet known from elsewhere. It exhibits a large number of primate species, at least 18, most of which are very small (15-500 g), including some of the smallest primates that have ever been recovered.2-4 © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 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