The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications
Abstract Plesiadapiforms represent the first radiation of Primates, appearing near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Eleven families of plesiadapiforms are recognized, including the Paromomyidae. Four species of paromomyids from the early Eocene have been reported from Europe: Arcius fuscus Russell...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/jpa.2018.10 2024-09-15T18:10:03+00:00 The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications López-Torres, Sergi Silcox, Mary T. 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2018.10 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336018000100 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Paleontology volume 92, issue 5, page 920-937 ISSN 0022-3360 1937-2337 journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2018.10 2024-07-31T04:04:42Z Abstract Plesiadapiforms represent the first radiation of Primates, appearing near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Eleven families of plesiadapiforms are recognized, including the Paromomyidae. Four species of paromomyids from the early Eocene have been reported from Europe: Arcius fuscus Russell et al., 1967, Arcius lapparenti Russell et al., 1967, and Arcius rougieri Godinot, 1984 from France and Arcius zbyszewskii Estravís, 2000 from Portugal. Other Arcius specimens from the early Eocene are known from Masia de l’Hereuet (Spain), Abbey Wood (England), and Sotteville-sur-Mer (Normandy, France). A cladistic analysis of the European paromomyids has never previously been published. A total of 53 dental characters were analyzed for the four Arcius species and the specimens from Spain, England, and Normandy. The results of a parsimony analysis using TNT agree with previous conceptions of A. zbyszewskii as the most primitive member of the genus. Consistent with existing hypotheses, Arcius rougieri is positioned as the sister taxon of A. fuscus and A. lapparenti , and the results suggest that the fossil from Normandy is A. zbyszewskii . However, the English fossil pertains to a primitive lineage, rather than grouping with A. lapparenti as had been suggested; as such it is recognized here as a distinct species ( Arcius hookeri new species). The Spanish fossils cluster together with the French species but do not show the previously proposed special relationship with A. lapparenti and are sufficiently distinct to be placed in a new species ( Arcius ilerdensis ). Arcius is recovered as monophyletic, which is consistent with a single migration event from North America to Europe around the earliest Eocene through the Greenland land bridge. UUID: http://zoobank.org/f4aac438-82d2-4a25-887b-3e0c072d87f6 Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Cambridge University Press Journal of Paleontology 92 5 920 937 |
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Abstract Plesiadapiforms represent the first radiation of Primates, appearing near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. Eleven families of plesiadapiforms are recognized, including the Paromomyidae. Four species of paromomyids from the early Eocene have been reported from Europe: Arcius fuscus Russell et al., 1967, Arcius lapparenti Russell et al., 1967, and Arcius rougieri Godinot, 1984 from France and Arcius zbyszewskii Estravís, 2000 from Portugal. Other Arcius specimens from the early Eocene are known from Masia de l’Hereuet (Spain), Abbey Wood (England), and Sotteville-sur-Mer (Normandy, France). A cladistic analysis of the European paromomyids has never previously been published. A total of 53 dental characters were analyzed for the four Arcius species and the specimens from Spain, England, and Normandy. The results of a parsimony analysis using TNT agree with previous conceptions of A. zbyszewskii as the most primitive member of the genus. Consistent with existing hypotheses, Arcius rougieri is positioned as the sister taxon of A. fuscus and A. lapparenti , and the results suggest that the fossil from Normandy is A. zbyszewskii . However, the English fossil pertains to a primitive lineage, rather than grouping with A. lapparenti as had been suggested; as such it is recognized here as a distinct species ( Arcius hookeri new species). The Spanish fossils cluster together with the French species but do not show the previously proposed special relationship with A. lapparenti and are sufficiently distinct to be placed in a new species ( Arcius ilerdensis ). Arcius is recovered as monophyletic, which is consistent with a single migration event from North America to Europe around the earliest Eocene through the Greenland land bridge. UUID: http://zoobank.org/f4aac438-82d2-4a25-887b-3e0c072d87f6 |
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The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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european paromomyidae (primates, mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications |
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