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Parapithecidae
Parapithecidae (order Primates, suborder Simiiformes) An extinct family of primates which lived during the Eocene and Oligocene in Egypt; Eocene fossils from Burma are sometimes included in the family in addition. They showed certain similarities in dentition to Condylarthra, but had short faces and jaws shaped like those of tarsiers. They are usually placed in a superfamily, Parapithecoidea, equally related to Ceboidea and Cercopithecoidea plus Hominoidea.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Parapithecidae.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Parapithecidae.html |
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Parapithecidae
Parapithecidae (order Primates, suborder Simiiformes) An extinct family of primates which lived during the Eocene and Oligocene in Egypt; Eocene fossils from Burma are sometimes included in the family in addition. They showed certain similarities in dentition to Condylarthra, but had short faces and jaws shaped like those of tarsiers.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Parapithecidae.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Parapithecidae." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Parapithecidae.html |
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