Atelidae



Atelidae ist der Familienname von 51 Primaten, die ab dem frühen vor bis lebten. Viele Überreste wurden in Venezuela gefunden.

Fundorte

Steckbrief
Die Welt zur Zeit von Atelidae
Landmassenverteilung im Holozän
Ernährung/Lebensraum
Basierend auf den Fossilien glaubt man, dass die Familie Atelidae Allesfresser (omnivor) waren. Ihr Leben verbrachen die Tiere vermutlich in den Bäumen (arboreal), wo sie auch ihre Nahrung fanden.
* Daten nach Eisenberg et al., 1979
Verbreitung:
Südamerika
Venezuela
Physiologie
Gewicht: ?
Schwestertaxa

Systematik


Literatur

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T. Setoguchi, T. Watanabe, T. Mouri 1981, The upper dentition of Stirtonia (Ceboidea, Primates) from the Miocene of Colombia, South America and the origin of the Postero-internal cusp of upper molars of howler monkeys (Alouatta). Kyoto University Overseas Research Reports of New World Monkeys. 2:11, p. 51 - 60
T. Setoguchi, T. Watanabe, T. Mouri 1985, Kondous laventicus, a new ceboid primate from the Miocene of the La Venta, Colombia, South America. Folia Primatologica. 44:2, p. 96 - 101
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M. F. Tejedor, A. L. Rosenberg, C. Cartelle 2008, Nueva especie de Alouatta (Primates, Atelinae) del Pleistoceno Tardío de Bahía, Brasil. Ameghiniana. 45:1, p. 247 - 251, DOI: 10.1038/381307a0