Name - Aegyptopithecus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:74679 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Aegyptopithecus Simons 1965

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Recent Publications

• Cranial morphology of Aegyptopithecus and Tarsius and the question of the tarsier-anthropoidean clade.
• Anthropoid phalanges from the Oligocene of Egypt.
• Anatomy of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in Aegyptopithecus and early Miocene African catarrhines.
• Potential hominoid ancestors for Hominidae.
• Tooth chipping patterns and dental caries suggest a soft fruit diet in early anthropoids.

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