Phylum Chordata Order Primate | Superfamily Hominoidea Rank Genus | |
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Family PliobatidaeAlba et al. 2015 Species P. cataloniaeAlba et al. 2015 Similar Iuiuniscus iuiuensis, Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington, Primate, Drosera magnifica, Chelonoidis donfaustoi | ||
Pliobates cataloniae a new primate species at the root of the tree of extant hominoids
Pliobates cataloniae is a species of stem-ape that was found to be the sister taxon to gibbons and great apes and humans. Its anatomy is gibbon-like; prior to this discovery, it was assumed that the ancestral ape bauplan was robust like Proconsul. This species has mosaic characteristics of primitive, monkey-like features and the more derived ape characteristics; it was, however, not a direct ancestor of modern apes but rather a side-branch that retained the ancestral morphotype and was thus placed in its own family Pliobatidae.
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Pliobates cataloniae a new primate species at the root of the tree of extant hominoids
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