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Late Eocene Amphipithecus and the Origins of Catarrhine Primates

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Amphipithecus mogaungensis, from the Late Eocene of Burma, is shown to be an independently evolved form; it does not seem to be related to the New World omomyids, nor is it a close relative of the Early Oligocene catarrhines from Fayum. It may possibly be a lemuroid.

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  1. Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, City University of New York and Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York

    FREDERICK S. SZALAY

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SZALAY, F. Late Eocene Amphipithecus and the Origins of Catarrhine Primates. Nature 227, 355–357 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227355a0

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