Darwinius masillae (Bild: Jens L. Franzen)

†Homunculidae

Homunculidae ist der Familienname von 12 Primaten, die ab dem frühen Oligozän vor 33,9 Millionen Jahren bis vor 23,03 Millionen Jahren lebten. Viele Überreste wurden in Argentinien gefunden.

Fundorte
Die Funddaten, die Systematik sowie die unten folgende Literatursammlung stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz
Steckbrief
Die Welt zur Zeit von Homunculidae
Landmassenverteilung im System Oligozän
Bild: Ron Blakely
Ernährung/Lebensraum
Basierend auf den Fossilien glaubt man, dass die Familie Homunculidae Allesfresser (omnivor) waren.
* Daten nach Tejedor et al., 2006
Geographie, Epoche
Lebte im:
System: Oligozän
Verbreitung:
Südamerika
Argentinien
Physiologie
Gewicht: ?
Schwestertaxa

Systematik

Literatur

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J. G. Fleagle, D. W. Powers, G. C. Conroy, J. P. Watters 1990, New fossil platyrrhines from the Pinturas Formation, southern Argentina. Journal of Human Evolution. 19:1-2, p. 61 - 85, DOI: 10.1016/0047-2484(90)90012-Z,
A. A. Tauber, D. W. Powers, G. C. Conroy, J. P. Watters 1997, Bioestratigrafía de la Formación Santa Cruz (Mioceno Inferior) en el extremo sudeste de la Patagonia. Ameghiniana. 34:4, p. 517 - 529, DOI: 10.1016/0047-2484(90)90012-Z,
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