Questions surrounding the origin and early evolution of primates continue to be the subject
of debate. Though anatomy of the skull and inferred dietary shifts are often the focus …

Three‐dimensional geometric morphometric (3DGM) methods for placing landmarks on
digitized bones have become increasingly sophisticated in the last 20 years, including …

Numerous factors have stimulated new enthusiasm for understanding the process of primate
origins, including new fossil discoveries, improvements to methods for analyzing molecular …

Earliest Paleocene Purgatorius often is regarded as the geologically oldest primate, but it
has been known only from fossilized dentitions since it was first described half a century …

Distantly related mammals (eg jerboa, tarsiers, kangaroos) have convergently evolved
elongated hindlimbs relative to body size. Limb elongation is hypothesized to make these …

The foot has played a prominent role in evaluating early hominin locomotion. The
calcaneus, in particular, plays an important role in weight-bearing. Although the calcanei of …

The fossil record of early primates is largely comprised of dentitions. While teeth can indicate
phylogenetic relationships and dietary preferences, they say little about hypotheses …

Jum** is a crucial behavior in fitness-critical activities including locomotion, resource
acquisition, courtship displays and predator avoidance. In primates, paleontological …

Simple Summary Social inequality is pervasive in primates, with male-biased power often
assumed as the default condition. We tested this assumption with a broad dataset and …

Omomyiform primates are among the most basal fossil haplorhines, with the oldest classified
in the genus Teilhardina and known contemporaneously from Asia, Europe, and North …