†Apidium phiomense (Parapithecidae)
Apidium phiomense ist eine Primatenart innerhalb der Familie Parapithecidae, die ab dem Paläogen (Oligozän) im Rupelium lebte, das vor rund 33,9 Millionen Jahren begann und bis vor 28,1 Millionen Jahren andauerte.
Fundorte
Die Funddaten, die Systematik sowie die unten folgende Literatursammlung stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz
Daten zu den einzelnen Funden von Apidium phiomense
| Sammlung | Kommentar zum Fundort | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation | Kommentar zur Sammlung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation) | Lat long is for Lake Moeris. | Rupelian zwischen 28.1 und 33.9 Millionen Jahren |
Jebel Qatrani | Fayum "upper sequence"; Yale Quarry I |
| Kommentar z. Stratigraphie | ||||
| Quarry I is in the "upper sequence" (there are two general fossil producing levels in the Jebel Qatrani, the "upper" and the "lower" sequences). | ||||
| U.a. am Fundort ausgegraben: | Simonsius grangeri | |||
| Sammlung | Kommentar zum Fundort | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation | Kommentar zur Sammlung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) | Lat long is for Lake Moeris. "from an area approximately as large as two football fields" (Simons et al. 2007) | Rupelian zwischen 28.1 und 33.9 Millionen Jahren |
Jebel Qatrani | Fayum "upper sequence" |
| Kommentar z. Stratigraphie | Lithographie | Museum | ||
| Quarry M is about "250 m above the base" of the formation (Simons et al. 2007) and in the "upper sequence" = Upper Fossil Wood Zone (there are two general fossil producing levels in the Jebel Qatrani, the "upper" and the "lower" sequences) | at least one Aegyptopithecus specimen was filled with "sandstone matrix" (Simons et al. 2007) | YPM | ||
| U.a. am Fundort ausgegraben: | Afrotarsius chatrathi | |||
| Sammlung | Epoche, Alter | Geologie, Formation |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest of Quarry A | Rupelian zwischen 28.1 und 33.9 Millionen Jahren |
Jebel Qatrani |
| Kommentar z. Stratigraphie | Museum | |
| from the Fluvio-Marine beds of Osborn = Upper Fossil Wood zone of Simons | AMNH |
Literatur
H. F. Osborn 1908, New fossil mammals from the Fayûm Oligocene, Egypt. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 24:16, p. 265 - 272E. L. Simons 1965, New fossil apes from Egypt and the initial differentiation of Hominoidea. Nature. 205:16, p. 135 - 139
F. Ankel-Simons 1993, Description and evaluation of five primate sacra from the Oligocene of Egypt. Geological Survey of Egypt,1995, Special Publication; Thirty years of international cooperation on the geology of Egypt and related sciences. 69:16, p. 115 - 134
