Anthropological and Paleontological Research into the FossilAnthropoid Sites of the Fayum, Egypt

埃及法尤姆类人猿化石遗址的人类学和古生物学研究

• 批准号: 9108445
• 负责人: Elwyn Simons
• 金额: $ 38.86万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-11-01 至 1995-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9108445&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Anthropological; Paleontological; Research; into; FossilAnthropoid

The primary purpose of this proposal is to gather fossils which will increase our knowledge of the early evolution of the higher primates. The Fayum region of Egypt is the richest fossiliferous area known for this time period and Simons has discovered a new site in the Fayum, L-41, which promises to produce skulls, limb bones and associated skeletons of primates. To date, the Fayum has yielded fossils which represent at least 11 genera of primates, including the earliest monkeys and apes. Additionally, the earliest representatives of the tarsioids and lorisoids are from this region as are the earliest omomyids, a primate group which went extinct without issue. The remains which undoubtedly will be found at L-41 promise to help resolve our picture of the diversity and evolution of the primates during a key period in their history.

这项提议的主要目的是收集化石， 将增加我们对高等生物早期进化的了解 灵长类动物 埃及的法尤姆地区是世界上 西蒙斯发现了一个新的 在法尤姆，L-41，这承诺生产头骨，肢体， 灵长类动物的骨头和相关的骨骼。 到目前为止，法尤姆已经产生了化石， 灵长类动物的11个属，包括最早的猴子和猿。 此外，最早的眼镜猴和 象最早的omomomyids一样， 没有后代就灭绝了的灵长类动物 毫无疑问，将在L-41发现的遗骸承诺， 帮助解决我们的多样性和演变的图片， 灵长类动物在其历史上的关键时期。