The discovery of Moeripithecus markgrafi Schlosser (Propliopithecidae, Anthropoidea, Primates), in the Ashawq Formation (Early Oligocene of Dhofar Province, Sultanate of Oman)

Several isolated teeth, a fragment of mandible with P 3-M 3, and four associated upper cheekteeth (P 3-M 2) of a large propliopithecid were recovered from the early Oligocene locality of Taqah (Ashawq Formation, Sultanate of Oman). All these teeth, as well as the paratype of Propliopithecus ankeli,...

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Published inJournal of human evolution Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 33 - 49
Main Authors Thomas, Herbert, S¸en, S¸evket, Roger, Jack, Al-Sulaimani, Zaher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1991
Subjects
Anthropoidea
Archaeological discoveries
Moeripithecus
Oligocene
Oman
Paleoprimatology
Primates
Propliopithecidae
Sultanate of Oman
Primates
Sultanate of Oman
Propliopithecidae
Oligocene
Anthropoidea
Moeripithecus
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Summary:Several isolated teeth, a fragment of mandible with P 3-M 3, and four associated upper cheekteeth (P 3-M 2) of a large propliopithecid were recovered from the early Oligocene locality of Taqah (Ashawq Formation, Sultanate of Oman). All these teeth, as well as the paratype of Propliopithecus ankeli, are here attributed to the Fayum anthropoid Moeripithecus markgrafi Schlosser. This taxon was until recently known only from the holotype, a fragment of mandible with M 1-M 2. Considering the striking differences in morphology between M. markgrafi and P. haeckeli (type species of the genus Propliopithecus), confirmed and extended by the new material from Oman, we here conclude that Schlosser was justified in recognizing the generic distinction between Moeripithecus and Propliopithecus.
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ISSN:0047-2484
1095-8606
DOI:10.1016/0047-2484(91)90044-V