A NEW LORISID HUMERUS FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF UGANDA

An early Miocene (18-20 mya) distal humerus from Napak, Uganda, is the only element of the forelimb to be allocated to African Lorisinae. It s loris-like features distinguish it from other East African material that more closely resembles galagids. Tracing the evolution of the lor isoid body has been a difficult task due to the lack of good fossil ma terial. Here, we add a single specimen to this poor record. This humer us helps to document the beginning of extant lorisid locomotor special ization and function.