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19733899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
Here we compare dental microwear textures from specimens of the fossil genus Mesopithecus (Cercopithecidae, Colobinae) from the late Miocene of Eastern Europe with dental microwear textures from four extant primate species with known dietary differences. Results indicate that the dental microwear textures of Mesopithecus differ from those of extant leaf eaters Alouatta palliata and Trachypithecus cristatus and instead resemble more closely those of the occasional hard-object feeders Cebus apella and Lophocebus albigena. Microwear texture data presented here in combination with results from previous analyses suggest that Mesopithecus was a widespread, opportunistic feeder that often consumed hard seeds. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that early colobines may have preferred hard seeds to leaves.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1095-8606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
732-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Folivory or fruit/seed predation for Mesopithecus, an earliest colobine from the late Miocene of Eurasia?
pubmed:affiliation
UMR CNRS 5125 PEPS Paléoenvironnements & Paléobiosphère - University Lyon-1, Campus la Doua, GEODE - 2, rue Raphaël Dubois, 69622 Villeurbanne, France. gildas.merceron@univ-lyon1.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't