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Early Primate - Carpolestes simpsoni
(Image B)
Caption:
This graphite pencil drawing shows Carpolestes simpsoni, an early primate from the Paleocene era. The animal was reconstructed according to a skeleton recovered from a 56 million-year-old limestone nodule found in Wyoming [see related image “Skeleton of Early Primate Carpolestes simpsoni]. It accurately represents in every visible respect, the animal’s proportions and morphology that are known from the teeth, skull, and skeleton. Locomotion on small diameter supports, depicted here, is concluded from the specialized grasping hands and feet; strong, mobile elbow; robust fibula; mobile ankle joints; mobile vertebral column; gracefully slender pelvis; and specialized teeth of the animal.
[Note: This illustration was created for an article that appeared in the November 22, 2002 issue of Science magazine about the outcome of a grant investigating plesiadapiform functional morphology and relationships to primates of modern aspect. The principal investigators of the NSF-supported grant (BCS 01-29601) are Phil Gingerich and Greg Gunnell of the University of Michigan.
Important: Use of this image is restricted. Please see “Restrictions” (below) for complete information.
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| Credit: |
Credit Doug M. Boyer |
| Year of Image: |
2002 |
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Categories:
BEHAVIORAL / Neuro, Cognitive
Formats Available:
TIFF Format - 222K - 359 x 211 pixel image - 72 DPI
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Restrictions:
Important: Permission must be obtained from the artist before using this image. Interested parties should contact dboyer@ic.sunysb.edu and carpo@umich.edu.
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