Abstract
An early Miocene (18–20 mya) distal humerus from Napak, Uganda, is the only element of the forelimb to be allocated to African Lorisinae. Its loris-like features distinguish it from other East African material that more closely resembles galagids. Tracing the evolution of the lorisoid body has been a difficult task due to the lack of good fossil material. Here, we add a single specimen to this poor record. This humerus helps to document the beginning of extant lorisid locomotor specialization and function.
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Gebo, D.L., MacLatchy, L. & Kityo, R. A new lorisid humerus from the early miocene of Uganda. Primates 38, 423–427 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381882
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Key Words
- Lorisidae
- Miocene
- Locomotion