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Sivapithecus simonsi, a new species of miocene hominoid, with comments on the phylogenetic status of the ramapithecinae

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Kay, RF
Published in: International Journal of Primatology
June 1, 1982

The Ramapithecinae are an extinct, mainly Miocene group of hominoids, whose relationship to modern taxa is disputed. Some regard them as hominids, while others view them as ancestral to Pongo,or even as the group ancestral to both hominids and extant apes. In this paper a systematic revision of Ramapithecinae is undertaken. Sivapithecus sivalensis and Ramapithecus punjabicus are considered the same species, with the former name having priority. A new Indian species, Sivapithecus simonsi,is recognized. Ramapithecine anatomy is reviewed and compared with that of gracile Australopithecus, early and middle Miocene Proconsul and Dryopithecus, and living pongids Pan, Gorilla, and Pongo.Ramapithecines are shown to be much more primitive or "ape-like" than some have argued. Anatomical data are evaluated cladistically with several results. Parallel evolution in the jaws, teeth, and facial structure of hominoids appears to be the rule rather than the exception. Bearing this in mind, nevertheless, from the available evidence of anatomy, ramapithecines are cladistically hominids. © 1982 Plentum Publishing Corporation.

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International Journal of Primatology

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1573-8604

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0164-0291

Publication Date

June 1, 1982

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

113 / 173

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology
 

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Kay, R. F. (1982). Sivapithecus simonsi, a new species of miocene hominoid, with comments on the phylogenetic status of the ramapithecinae. International Journal of Primatology, 3(2), 113–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02693493
Kay, R. F. “Sivapithecus simonsi, a new species of miocene hominoid, with comments on the phylogenetic status of the ramapithecinae.” International Journal of Primatology 3, no. 2 (June 1, 1982): 113–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02693493.
Kay, R. F. “Sivapithecus simonsi, a new species of miocene hominoid, with comments on the phylogenetic status of the ramapithecinae.” International Journal of Primatology, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 113–73. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF02693493.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Primatology

DOI

EISSN

1573-8604

ISSN

0164-0291

Publication Date

June 1, 1982

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

113 / 173

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology