Primate Paleoenvironments in the East African Early Miocene

东非早中新世的灵长类古环境

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-03838
• 负责人: Cote, Susanne
• 金额: $ 1.68万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=633849
• 关键词: Primate; Paleoenvironments; East; African; Early

The catarrhines are the group of primates comprising the cercopithecoid monkeys, apes, and humans. My research program is focused on understanding the evolution of these primates, in particular why monkeys and apes have such different adaptations, and how ancient environments have shaped those adaptions. Much of my research focuses on the fossil record from the early Miocene of East Africa (~23 - 16 Ma) because this is the time and place where apes and monkeys diverge, and this evolutionary event is well represented by a rich catarrhine primate fossil record.

卡他类是灵长类动物的一个类群，包括猕猴、猿和人类。我的研究项目集中在了解这些灵长类动物的进化，特别是为什么猴子和猿有这样不同的适应，以及古代环境如何塑造这些适应。我的大部分研究都集中在东非中新世早期（~23 - 16 Ma）的化石记录上，因为这是猿和猴分化的时间和地点，而这一进化事件很好地代表了丰富的catarrhine灵长类化石记录。