Topic
Afropithecus
About: Afropithecus is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 33 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1802 citations.
Papers
Book•
1 Jan 1997
TL;DR: Function and Phylogeny in Miocene Hominoids C.V. Ward, et al, and Comments on the Last Decades of Research on MioceneHominoids and Hominid Origins D.D. Ward.
Abstract: Function and Phylogeny in Miocene Hominoids C.V. Ward, et al. Comments on the Last Decades of Research on Miocene Hominoids and Hominid Origins D. Pilbeam. Inter-Relationships Between Functional Morphology and Paleoenvironments in Miocene Hominoids P. Andrews, et al. The Early Evolution of the Hominoid Face T.C. Rae. Functional and Phylogenetic Features of the Forelimb in Miocene M.D. Rose. Functional Anatomy and Phyletic Implications of the Hominoid Trunk and Hindlimb C.V. Ward. Dental Evidence for Diets in Some Miocene Catarrhines with Comments on the Effects of Phylogeny on the Interpretation of Adaptation R.F. Kay, P.S. Ungar. Miocene Hominoid Mandibles: Functional and Phylogenetic Perspectives B. Brown. Paleobiological and Phylogenetic Significance of Life History in Miocene Hominoids J. Kelley. Proconsul - Function and Phylogeny A. Walker. Afrophitecus - Function and Phylogeny M. Leakey, A. Walker. On the Relationships and Africa M.L. McCrossi, B.R. Benefit. The Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Sivapithecus Revisited S. Ward. Phyletic Affinities and Functional Convergence in Dryopithecus and Other Miocene and Living Hominids D. Begun, L. Kordo. 4 Additional Articles. Index.
285 citations
Book•
1 Jan 1998
TL;DR: This book discusses naturalistic Behavior, Morphology and Behavior, Fossils and Reconstructing the Origins and Evolution of Taxa, and Data Acquisition and Analytic Techniques.
Abstract: Naturalistic Behavior: Introduction A.L. Rosenberger. Methodological Issues in Studying Positional Behavior: Meeting Ripley's Challenge M. Dagosto, D. Gebo. Qualitative Differences in the Positional Behavior of Pithecia Pithecia and Chiropotes Satanas S.E. Walker. Patterns of Suspensory Feeding in Alouatta Palliata, Ateles Geoffroyi, and Cebus Capucinus D. Bergeson. Morphology and Behavior: Introduction J.G. Fleagle. Reconstruction of Hip Joint Function in Extant and Fossil Primates L. MacLatchy. Grasping Performance in Saguinus Midas and the Evolution of Hand Prehensility in Primates P. Lemelin, B.W. Grafton. Data Acquisition and Analytic Techniques: Introduction E. Strasser. Advances in 3-Dimensional Data Acquisition and Analysis J. Kappelman. Laser Scanning and Paleoanthropology: An Example From Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania L.C. Aiello, et al. Fossils and Reconstructing the Origins and Evolution of Taxa. Introduction H.M. McHenry. Afropithecus, Proconsul and the Primitive Hominoid Skeleton C. Ward. Fossil Evidence for the Origins of Terrestriality Among Old World Higher Primates M.L. McCrossin, et al. 14 Additional Articles. Index.
203 citations
TL;DR: Enamel thickness and aspects of the enamel microstructure in two A. turkanensis second molars were quantified and provide insight into rates of enamel apposition, numbers of cells actively secreting enamel, and the time required to form regions of the crown.
131 citations
TL;DR: It is suggested that Afropithecus may have affinities with Heliopithecus, Kenyapithecus and the large hominoid from Moroto and Napak, although it is noted that the comparative material is limited in the number of common anatomical parts preserved.
Abstract: Forty-six specimens of a large Miocene hominoid, Afropithecus turkanensis, recently recovered from northern Kenya preserve many morphological details that are described. The specimens include cranial, mandibular, and postcranial parts. They are compared briefly with other Miocene hominoids. It is suggested that Afropithecus may have affinities with Heliopithecus, Kenyapithecus, and the large hominoid from Moroto and Napak, although it is noted that the comparative material is limited in the number of common anatomical parts preserved.
124 citations
TL;DR: The species Proconsul (Xenopithecus) hamiltoni was based on two weathered molars in a maxillary fragment from the Erageleit beds, Lothidok, Turkana District, Kenya, and may be the first Oligocene hominoid from East Africa.
120 citations
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