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

这项提议的主要目的是收集化石，这将增加我们对高等灵长类动物早期进化的了解。埃及的Fayum地区是这一时期已知化石最丰富的地区，西蒙斯在Fayum L-41发现了一个新的遗址，有望生产灵长类动物的头骨、肢骨和相关骨骼。迄今为止，法耶姆已经发现了至少11属的灵长类动物化石，包括最早的猴子和猿。此外，眼镜猴和猴猴的最早代表是来自这一地区，最早的无争议灭绝的灵长类类群也来自这一地区。毫无疑问，这些将在L-41发现的遗骸有望帮助我们解决灵长类动物在其历史的关键时期的多样性和进化问题。

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.