Evolutionary History of the Primates
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1980
- Latest edition
- Authors: Frederick S. Szalay, Eric Delson
- Language: English
Evolutionary History of the Primates presents a documentation and analysis of the fossil record and evolutionary history of the primates to facilitate the understanding of the… Read more
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Description
Description
Evolutionary History of the Primates presents a documentation and analysis of the fossil record and evolutionary history of the primates to facilitate the understanding of the genealogy, adaptations, dispersal, and taxonomy of the order. The book consists of 13 chapters; each chapter is devoted to a specific genera or higher taxa of primates. The chapters contain available information on the morphology, relationships, and adaptations of primate groups. The book clarifies discussed points or documents interpretations, and it indicates the type of fossil material available for each taxon. The text will be valuable to many researchers and students who need a source of data and interpretations about fossil primates.
Table of contents
Table of contents
PrefaceIntroductionOrder PrimatesSuborder Plesiadapiformes Superfamily Paromomyoidea Family Paromomyidae Family Picrodontidae Superfamily Plesiadapoidea Family Plesiadapidae Family Saxonellidae Family CarpolestidaeSuborder Strepsirhini Infraorder Adapiformes Family Adapidae Family AdapidaeInfraorder Lemuriformes Superfamily Lemuroidea Family Lemuridae Family Megaladapidae Superfamily Indrioidea Family Indriidae Family Daubentoniidae Family Archaeolemuridae Family Palaeopropithecidae Superfamily Lorisoidea Family Cheirogaleidae Family Lorisidae Subfamily LorisinaeSuborder Haplorhini Infraorder Tarsiiformes Family Omomyidae Infraorder Platyrrhini Family Cebidae Family Atelidae Infraorder Catarrhini Superfamily Parapithecoidea Family Parapithecidae Superfamily Cercopithecoidea Family Cercopithecidae Family Cercopithecidae, incertae sedis Family Oreopithecidae Superfamily Hominoidea Family Pliopithecidae Family ?Pliopithecidae, incertae sedis Family HominidaeInfraorder Catarrhini, incertae sedisReferencesGlossarySystematic Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Frederick S. Szalay
Affiliations and expertise
Hunter College, City University of New York, U.S.A.ED
Eric Delson
Affiliations and expertise
Lehman College, City University of New York, U.S.A.View book on ScienceDirect
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