PRIMATES

Early Primate Fossils

Fossils and fossilization Geologic time scale             Cenozoic time scale Conditions for fossilization Conditions for discovery Fossil record of early primates--     by time period Cretaceous(?) Paleocene Eocene Fossil record of early primates--     by continent North America and Europe Asia Africa South America Suborder Plesiadapoidea--   (mostly Paleocene) Fam. Purgatoriidae(?) (N.Amer.):   Purgatorius Fam. Microsyopsidae(?): N.Amer.:   Navajovius, Microsyops, Uintasorex, Niptomomys, Choctawius, Arctodontomys, Megadelphus, Craseops Eur.: Berruvius Fam. Micromomyidae (N.Amer.):   Micromomys, Chalicomomys, Tinymomys, Dryomomys Fam. Toliapinidae (Eur.):   Toliapina, Avenius Fam. Palaechthonidae(?) (N.Amer.):   Palaechthon, Palenochtha, Premnoides, Phoxomylus, Plesiolestes, Talpohenach, Torrejonia, Anasazia Fam. Paromomyidae (N.Amer.):   Edworthia, Paromomys, Ignacius, Phenacolemur, Acidomomys, Edwinella Fam. Plesiadapidae: (N.Amer.):   Pronothodectes, Nannodectes, (both N.Amer. & Eur.):   Plesiadapis, Cheiromyoides (Eur.):   Platychoerops, Russellodon (Asia): Chronolestes Fam. Carpolestidae (N.Amer.):   Elphidotarsius, Carpodaptes, Carpolestes,       Carpomegadon, Carpocristes, Subengius Fam. Saxonellidae (N.Amer., Eur.):   Saxonella Fam. Picrodontidae(?) (N.Amer.): Picrodus, Zanycteris, Draconodus Extinction (and geography) of archaic primates Suborder Strepsirhini--   fossil record mostly Eocene; some later "Adapoidea" (Adapidae sensu lato, incl. Notharctidae, Cercomoniidae): (N.Amer.):   Copelemur, Notharctus, Smilodectes, Pelycodus, Hesperolemur, Mahgarita, Mescalerolemur (Both N.Amer. & Eur.):   Cantius (Eur.):   Donrussellia, Protoadapis, Barnesia, Periconodon, Buxella, Agerinia, Anchomomys, Mazaterodon, Pronycticebus, Caenopithecus, Europolemur, Godinotia, Darwinius, Adapis, Cryptadapis, Microadapis, Leptadapis, Paleolemur, Magnadapis, Paradapis (Af., incl. Arabia):   Altiatlasius, Aframonius, Afradapis, Azibius, Algeripithecus, Djebelemur, "Anchomomys" milleri, Omanodon, Shizarodon, Namaia, Plesiopithecus (Asia):   Altanius, Panobius, Asiadapis, Marcgodinotius, Adaptoides, Indraloris, Sivaladapis, Sinoadapis, Hoanghionius, Rencunius, Wailekia, Lushius, Paukkaungia, Kyitchaungia, Guangxilemur, Bugtilemur, Muangthanhinius, Sulaimanius Fam. Galagidae (Af.):   Saharagalago, Wadilemur, Progalago,       Komba, Galago, Otolemur, Galagoides, Mioeuoticus Fam. Lorisidae (Asia):         Nycticeboides, Microloris, Karanisia Suborder Tarsioidea--   fossil record mostly Eocene; some later Fam. Omomyidae (incl. Anaptomorphidae): Asia/Eur./N.A.:   Teilhardina Asia:   Baataromomys, Asiomomys, Kohatius, Vastomys N.Amer.:   Anaptomorphus, Gazinius, Tetonius, Pseudotetonius, Absarokius, Tatmanius, Strigorhysis, Aycrossia, Trogolemur, Sphacorhysis, Anemorhysis, Arapahovius, Chlororhysis, Artimonius, Omomys, Chumashius, Steinius, Uintanius, Jemezius, Macrotarsius, Hemiacodon, Yaquius, Ourayia, Wyomomys, Ageitodendron, Utahia, Stockia, Chipetaia, Washakius, Shoshonius, Dyseolemur, Loveina, Ekgmowechashala, Rooneyia Fam. Microchoeridae:   Eur.:   Nannopithex, Pseudoloris, Necrolemur, Microchoeris, Vectipithex, Melaneremia Asia:   Indusiomys Fam. Tarsiidae: Afr.:   Afrotarsius Asia:   Tarsius, Xanthorhysis, Afrasia

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