Primate Paleoenvironments in the East African Early Miocene

卡他猴是一组灵长类动物，包括类尾猴、猿猴和人类。我的研究重点是了解这些灵长类动物的进化，特别是为什么猴子和猿类有如此不同的适应能力，以及古代环境是如何塑造这些适应能力的。我的大部分研究都集中在东非早中新世(~23-16 Ma)的化石记录上，因为这是类人猿和猴子分化的时间和地点，而丰富的卡他灵长类动物化石记录很好地代表了这一进化事件。

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.