Palaeogene anthropoid primates from Africa and Asia: new phylogenetical evidences

Authors
Ducrocq, S
Citation
S. Ducrocq, Palaeogene anthropoid primates from Africa and Asia: new phylogenetical evidences, CR AC S IIA, 332(5), 2001, pp. 351-356
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
ISSN journal
12518050 → ACNP
Volume
332
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
351 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(20010315)332:5<351:PAPFAA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
New discoveries of fossil primates from the Asian Palaeogene have led to re consider the phylogenetical relationships between anthropoid primates from Asia and Africa. The data support a Tarsiidae-Anthropoidea relationship, a sister-group relationship between amphipithecids and propliopithecids, and a weak support for oligopithecid monophyly. Two biogeographical scenarios a re proposed from the new phylogenies and are discussed. (C) 2001 Academie d es sciences / Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.