Excavation of a Hominoid Locality in the Miocene Siwalik Sequence of Pakistan

巴基斯坦中新世西瓦利克序列中一处类人猿地点的发掘

• 批准号: 9408664
• 负责人: John Kelley
• 金额: $ 10.2万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-07-15 至 1999-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9408664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Excavation; Hominoid; Locality; Miocene; Siwalik

9408664 John Kelley The fossil genus Sivapithecus assumed central importance in the evolution of apes and humans with the recognition that it shares important characters of facial morphology with the orang utan. Recently, the interpretation of Sivapithecus as the sister taxon to orangs has been questioned on the basis of postcranial specimens excavated from site 311 in the Siwalik Hills, Pakistan. This alternative interpretation has fundamental implications for our understanding of the evolution of hominoid postcranial and locomotor adaptations. This research project will extend the excavations at site 311, which has produced half the known postcranial remains of Sivapithecus to date, and also will survey the Hasnot area, which holds considerable promise.

9408664 约翰·凯利 西瓦古猿属的化石在猿类和人类的进化中具有重要的作用，因为它与猩猩有着共同的面部形态特征。 最近，解释西瓦古猿作为姐妹分类群猩猩已被质疑的基础上，从网站311西瓦利克山，巴基斯坦出土的颅后标本。 这种替代解释对我们理解类人猿颅后和运动适应的进化具有根本意义。 该研究项目将扩大311号遗址的发掘工作，该遗址迄今已发掘出一半已知的西瓦古猿头盖骨后遗骸，并将调查哈斯诺特地区，该地区前景可观。