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Early anthropoid primates: New data and new questions

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Although the evolutionary history of anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes, and humans) appears relatively well‐documented, there is limited data available regarding their origins and early evolution. We review and discuss here the earliest records of anthropoid primates from Asia, Africa, and South America. New fossils provide strong support for the Asian origin of anthropoid primates. However, the earliest recorded anthropoids from Africa and South America are still subject to debate, and the early evolution and dispersal of platyrhines to South America remain unclear. Because of the rarity and incomplete nature of many stem anthropoid taxa, establishing the phylogenetic relationships among the earliest anthropoids remains challenging. Nonetheless, by examining evidence from anthropoids and other mammalian groups, we demonstrate that several dispersal events occurred between South Asia and Afro‐Arabia during the middle Eocene to the early Oligocene. It is possible that a microplate situated in the middle of the Neotethys Ocean significantly reduced the distance of overseas dispersal.
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hal-04435022 , version 1 (02-02-2024)

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Yaowalak Chaimanee, Olivier Chavasseau, Vincent Lazzari, Aung N Soe, Chit Sein, et al.. Early anthropoid primates: New data and new questions. Evolutionary Anthropology, 2024, pp.e22022. ⟨10.1002/evan.22022⟩. ⟨hal-04435022⟩
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