PMO 214.214 and WDC-MG-210 are part and counterpart of one approximately 47.5 Ma Darwinius holotype preserving an exceptionally complete juvenile skeleton; its crown placement is not directly observed.
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References / paperComplete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology
Franzen, J.L.; Gingerich, P.D.; Habersetzer, J.; Hurum, J.H.; von Koenigswald, W.; Smith, B.H.
Year2009
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1371/journal.pone.0005723
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · topology · range · morphology · ecology · biogeography
Open-access version of record at PMC2683573. PMO 214.214 and WDC-MG-210 are part and counterpart of one skeleton; the paper discloses fabricated preparation around portions of the counterplate.
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PMO 214.214 and WDC-MG-210 are the two slabs of the Darwinius masillae holotype; adapiform and higher-level placement remain analysis-bounded rather than ancestral claims.
claim:taxon:darwinius:taxonomyThe profile is restricted to the Messel Pit occurrence in Germany and does not imply a wider genus distribution.
claim:taxon:darwinius:biogeographyGut contents and limb anatomy support plant-feeding and arboreal interpretations for one juvenile, not observed lifetime behaviour for the genus.
claim:taxon:darwinius:ecologyThe articulated juvenile preserves a complete tail, hands, a right foot, soft-tissue outline and gut contents, with disclosed restoration on one slab.
claim:taxon:darwinius:morphologyThe 47.5 Ma display point represents the Messel holotype horizon and is not a global adapiform or primate first appearance.
claim:taxon:darwinius:fossil-range