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A diverse new primate fauna from middle Eocene fissure-fillings in southeastern China.

Nature ·Vol. 368 ·No. 6472 ·1994-04-14 ·Pages 604-9

Beard KC, Qi T, Dawson MR, Wang B, Li C

Abstract

We report the discovery of a fauna of primates from Eocene (approximately 45 Myr) deposits in China having a diversity greater than in European and North American localities of similar antiquity. From the many forms that will illuminate questions of primate phylogeny comes evidence for a basal radiation of primitive simians.

MeSH Terms

Animals China Fossils Paleodontology Phylogeny Primates/anatomy & histology,classification

Authors & Affiliations

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Beard K C

Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.

Qi T

Dawson M R

Wang B

Li C

Article Info

Journal

Nature

Abbr.

Nature

ISSN

0028-0836

DOI

10.1038/368604a0

Published

1994-04-14

Pages

604-9

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0410462

Subset

Corrections

CommentIn

PMID: 8145841

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/368604a0 View journal details

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