A filter that shaped evolution of primates in Asia

A filter that shaped evolution of primates in Asia Beiging, China (SPX) May 09, 2016 - By studying fossils from southern China, scientists have gained insights into how primates in Asia evolved to resemble the array seen today. The results suggest that a distinct period marked by cooler weather served as a filter of sorts in Asia, altering the makeup of primates there to reflect fewer anthropoids (monkeys and apes) and more strepsirrhines, a suborder of primates that includes lemu ... more

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