1988/02/14 by Daniel L. Gebo · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Psychology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Primate Behavior and Ecology
paper · doi:10.1159/000156332
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Locomotor diversity of Eocene primates of North America and Europe was well developed, with species of both Adapidae and Omomyidae showing a wide spectrum of movements. Besides documenting the locomotor diversity in the Eocene, this paper shows that adapid foot morphology shares derived features with extant strepsirhines. Thus, the Omomyidae best resemble the ancestral euprimate in terms of foot morphology and locomotion. The generalized locomotor repertoire of the modern cheirogaleids represents the best model for the movement pattern of the ancestral euprimate.