Pliopithecidae

Pliopithecidae

Taxobox
Color = Purple
name = Pliopithecidae
fossil_range = fossil range|35-10 Early Oligocene-Miocene
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
subclassis = Theria
ordo = Primates
superfamilia = Hominoidea
familia = †Pliopithecidae

The earliest apes were most likely the members of the family Pliopithecidae (such as propliopithecus). Their anatomy combined primitive features such as a small braincase, a long snout and a tail in some species. At the same time, they possessed more advanced features such as stereoscopic vision and ape-like teeth and jaws.

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Prehistoric World page 434.


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