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早期进化的了解。埃及的法尤姆地区是这一时期已知的化石最丰富的地区，西蒙斯在法尤姆发现了一个新的遗址，L-41，它有望产生灵长类动物的头骨、四肢骨骼和相关的骨骼。到目前为止，法尤姆已经发现了代表至少11个灵长类动物属的化石，包括最早的猴子和猿类。此外，最早的眼镜蛇和懒猴的代表来自这个地区，最早的脊椎动物也是如此，这是一个没有问题就灭绝了的灵长类群体。毫无疑问，这些遗骸将在L-41被发现，这将有助于我们了解灵长类动物在历史上关键时期的多样性和进化。

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.