Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4557208 | Journal of Human Evolution | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We report the discovery of two new primates from the late Eocene Krabi Basin, southern Thailand. One isolated upper molar displays morphological features (protocone united with hypocone by the prehypocrista, postprotocrista extended distobuccally) suggesting possible phylogenetic relationships with Amphipithecidae, while an isolated lower molar is tentatively referred to as a new tarsiiform, mainly on the basis of its paraconid and entoconid morphology. Although very scarce, these remains expand the record of Paleogene primates in Southeast Asia, and testify to their successful radiation in that area.
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Authors
Stéphane Ducrocq, Yaowalak Chaimanee, Jean-Jacques Jaeger,