Cranial morphology of the early tertiary Phenacolemur and its bearing on primate phylogeny
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8320975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederick S Szalay (American Museum of Natural History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-75 |
| Publication date | 1972-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330360108 |
| PMID | 5057731 |
| OpenAlex | W2094714686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 5 |
An early Eocene skull of the paromomyid Phenacolemur , a plesiadapoid primate, is described with particular emphasis on the ear region. The auditory bulla is composed of the petrosal and of a large ectotympanic plate which is outside of the bulla. The preserved morphology of the middle ear is distinctly more primitive than that of the older Plesiadapis . It cannot be determined with certainty whether Phenacolemur had the carotid circulation enclosed in bony tubes or not. The auditory bulla of early primates and relevant living ones is discussed and it is suggested that an extrabullar ectotympanic, as seen in all non‐lemuriform fossil and extant primates, was probably the primitive ordinal condition, rather than the intrabullar ring‐like ectotympanic in the Lemuriformes. Aspects of the carotid circulation are discussed as they pertain to the relationship of early Tertiary primates, living Tarsiiformes, Lemuriformes and Lorisiformes
Biology · Bulla (seal) · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Morphology (biology) · Primate · Skull · Zoology · Anatomy · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Marine animal studies overview · Medicine · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2025 (52) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |