New primate hind limb elements from the middle Eocene of China

Daniel L. Gebo; Marian M Dagosto; K. Christopher Beard; Xijun Ni

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.03.002

New primate hind limb elements from the middle Eocene of China

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

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Abstract

The continued washing, sorting, and identification of middle Eocene (∼45 Mya) primates from the Shanghuang fissure-fillings (Jiangsu Province, China) have produced additional hind limb elements. All are isolated elements. The strepsirhine hind limb elements include a first metatarsal and a talus, which are appropriate in size and morphology to pertain to Adapoides troglodytes. Adapoides is interpreted as a quadrupedal-climbing (nonleaping) primate with similarities to living lorises and the fossil primate Adapis. The haplorhine hind limb elements are estimated to span a range of adult body sizes from tiny (17 g) to small (200 g). Included among the new sample of haplorhine hind limb specimens is the smallest primate talus reported thus far. These new postcranial specimens expand our understanding of early haplorhine hind limb anatomy and demonstrate additional similarities between Shanghuang eosimiids and other anthropoids.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	999-1014
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Human Evolution
Volume	55
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.03.002
State	Published - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

Adapoides
Haplorhini
Primate postcranial elements
Shanghuang

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Anthropology

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