Fleagle / Rosenberger The Platyrrhine Fossil Record

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6707-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Web PDF

The Platyrrhine Fossil Record is a compendium of papers presented in a symposium of the 12th Congress of the International Congress of Primatology held in Brazil. One paper reviews evidence from fossil platyrrhines where the author concludes new dating and environmental data where these animals lived. Another paper describes the major changes pertaining to South American mammalian fauna during the Cenozoic Era, which he relates to global and regional geotectonic changes. Other papers review the paleontology and geology of the Miocene Pintura Formation and reassess the morphological transformations traditionally assumed as having been involved in platyrrhine phylogeny. One author also proposes that a prosimian-like ancestor is probably the predecessors of anthropoids; any similarities and primitive mammals can be evolutionary reversals associated with quadrupedal movements. The text also addresses the issue whether anthropoids, including platyrrhines, evolved from a prosimian ancestor or prosimians are just a group with mammalian postcranial skeletal structure. One author also reviews fossil remains found in the Caribbean, citing seven endemic taxa of platyrrhines in Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica. Anthropologists, researchers involved in anatomical sciences, academicians, and administrators whose works are connected with museums of natural history or institutes of primate research will find this collection valuable.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleagle, John G.

Rosenberger, Alfred L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Platyrrhine Fossil Record;2
3;Copyright Page;3
4;Table of Contents;4
5;Contributors;5
6;Preface;6
6.1;References;11
7;Chapter 1. Chronology of Cenozoic primate localities in South America;12
7.1;Introduction;12
7.2;Construction of a geological time-scale;13
7.3;Revised chronology of Cenozoic primate localities in South America;15
7.4;Paleobiogeographic implications: when and where did platyrrhines originate?;21
7.5;Thoughts on ancient platyrrhine environments;23
7.6;Conclusions;24
7.7;Acknowledgments;24
7.8;References;25
8;Chapter 2.
Evolving climates and mammal faunas in Cenozoic South America;28
8.1;Introduction;28
8.2;Methodology;30
8.3;Results and discussion;33
8.4;Acknowledgements;57
8.5;References;58
9;Chapter 3.
New fossil platyrrhines from the Pinturas Formation, southern Argentina;66
9.1;Introduction;66
9.2;The Pinturas Formation;66
9.3;The vertebrate fauna;68
9.4;Systematic paleontology;69
9.5;Comparisons with other Argentine fossil primates;84
9.6;Relationships of the Pinturas primates to extant platyrrhines;86
9.7;Discussion;87
9.8;Acknowledgements;89
9.9;References;89
10;Chapter 4. Sedimentary paleoenvironments of fossil platyrrhine localities, Miocene Pinturas Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina;92
10.1;Introduction;92
10.2;Stratigraphy;99
10.3;Sedimentology and paleoclimate;105
10.4;Accumulation of vertebrate fossils;113
10.5;Correlation of Pinturas platyrrhine localities;114
10.6;Reconstruction of the Pinturas section and restoration of the Pinturas holostrome;118
10.7;Age and correlation of Pinturas Formation;120
10.8;Resumen;121
10.9;Acknowledgements;122
10.10;References;122
11;Chapter 5.
Models for the origin of the anthropoid postcranium;126
11.1;Introduction;126
11.2;Prosimian and anthropoid postcranial morphology;129
11.3;Categorization of features;138
11.4;Discussion;140
11.5;Further testing;141
11.6;Summary;142
11.7;Acknowledgements;143
11.8;References;143
12;Chapter 6. Locomotor adaptations of fossil platyrrhines;146
12.1;Introduction;146
12.2;Methods and materials;148
12.3;Postcranial remains of extinct platyrrhines—description and analysis;154
12.4;Discussion;170
12.5;Summary and conclusions;174
12.6;Acknowledgements;175
12.7;References;175
13;Chapter 7.
The phyletic relationships of extant and fossil Pitheciinae (Platyrrhini, Anthropoidea;180
13.1;Introduction;180
13.2;Possible fossil pitheciines;196
13.3;Concluding comments;210
13.4;Acknowledgements;211
13.5;References;212
14;Chapter 8.
The fossil record of callitrichine primates;214
14.1;Introduction;214
14.2;Methods;215
14.3;Analysis of fossil taxa;218
14.4;Summary and conclusions;237
14.5;Acknowledgements;239
14.6;References;239
15;Chapter 9.
Platyrrhine evolution in the West Indies;242
15.1;Introduction;242
15.2;Overview by island and site;242
15.3;Discussion;254
15.4;Acknowledgements;257
15.5;References;257