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Canine sexual dimorphism in Egyptian Eocene anthropoid primates: Catopithecus and Proteopithecus

Two very small late Eocene anthropoid primates, Catopithecus browni and Proteopithecus sylviae, from Fayum, Egypt show evidence of substantial sexual dimorphism in canine teeth. The degree of dimorphism suggests that these early anthropoids lived in social groups with a polygynous mating system and...

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Main Authors: Simons, Elwyn L., Plavcan, J. Michael, Fleagle, John G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The National Academy of Sciences 1999
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC26824/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10051682
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