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Eosimias

40 to 45 million years ago in the middle Eocene!

  • Found in Liyang of Jiangsu Province, China

Anatomical / Morphological features

QuadrupedalSmall size: 100 - 200gVery deep lowerjaw relative to its length and breadth Incisors which are vertical and spatulate

  • Ankle and foot fossils
  • Commercial limestone quary
  • 100 miles west of Shanghai
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology in Beijing
  • Ancestors of Anthropoid Primates are believed to come from Africa

"New" Discoveries (2000)

Relatives!

  • Monkeys
  • Apes
  • Humans

Sources

  • "New" Discoveriess:
    • Northern Illinois University. (2000, March 17). Newly Discovered Fossils From China Shed Light On Common Ancestry Of Monkeys, Apes And Humans. ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 27, 2023 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/03/000317052241.htm
  • Map Image:
    • “Jiangsu Province.” China, https://www.china-travel-guide.net/province/jiangsu/.
  • Eosimias Image:
    • “Eosimias.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Sept. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosimias#/media/File:EosimiasDB15.jpg.
  • Text Book:
    • Shook, Beth, et al. “Primate Evolution.” Explorations, 9 Dec. 2019, https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/chapter/__unknown__-10/.