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RUIZ RAMONI DamiÁn
artículos
Título:
The first fossil Platyrrhini (PrimatesAnthropoidea) from VenezuelaA capuchin monkey from the Plio-Pleistocene of El Breal de Orocual
Autor/es:
RUIZ-RAMONI, DAMIÁN; RINCÓN, ASCANIO D.; SOLÓRZANO, ANDRÉS; MOYÀ-SOLÀ, SALVADOR
Revista:
JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
Editorial:
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2017 vol. 105 p. 127 - 131
ISSN:
0047-2484
Resumen:
Neotropical primate fossils are found in South and Central America as well as on the islands of the Greater Antilles. In contrast to their modern diversity, the fossil record of all Neotropical primates is sparse, with that of modern platyrrhine groups being exceptionally poor. Although material has been recovered from Brazil, the fossil record of modern lineages is largely restricted to a single middle Miocene site, La Venta in Colombia, northern South America . Thus, any newly discovered fossil material attributed to a modern platyrrhine genus is of great interest, and here we report a platyrrhine fossil from Venezuela, representing the extant genus Cebus (sensu lato, including Sapajus). Although Venezuela currently has 16 living primate species in 10 genera , this is the first fossil platyrrhine to be recovered from the country.