Isolated IVPP eosimiid tarsals preserve derived and primitive features that place Eosimias on the anthropoid stem in the cited morphology analysis, subject to non-association and matrix limits.
claim:event:eosimias-isolated-tarsal-anthropoid-testEosimias isolated-tarsal anthropoid test
Isolated eosimiid tali and calcanei preserve a mosaic used in a morphology matrix to test stem-anthropoid affinity.
Represented range45–40.5 Ma
RegionsShanghuang fissure fillings, Jiangsu, China · Yuanqu Basin, Shanxi, China
CladesEosimias · Anthropoidea · Haplorhini
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References
- The oldest known anthropoid postcranial fossils and the early evolution of higher primatesGebo, D.L.; Dagosto, M.; Beard, K.C.; Qi, T.; Wang, J. · 2000 · DOI 10.1038/35005066