Phyletic diversity and locomotion in primitive European hominids.
Am J Phys Anthropol
; 87(3): 311-40, 1992 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
A major contribution of previous analyses of Miocene hominoid postcrania is the recognition of a great ape grade of locomotor morphology in the late Miocene. However, in the absence of a consideration of the taxonomic and phylogenetic implications of the specimens concerned, the importance of this conclusion remains unappreciated. This paper presents a revised view of the positional implications of late Miocene hominid fossils and considers some of the taxonomic and phyletic implications of these specimens. The taxonomic status of a number of large catarrhine specimens from Europe (attributed to Dryopithecus, Sivapithecus, Austriacopithecus, Paidopithex, Rudapithecus) is discussed. The functional and phyletic significance of this material reveals a complex pattern of behavioral and phyletic diversity among large-bodied catarrhines in Europe and suggests that this diversity evolved in situ from circum-Mediterranean middle Miocene ancestors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Filogenia
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Hominidae
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Fósiles
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Locomoción
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Phys Anthropol
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá