Browsing by Author "Gebo, Daniel L."

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    A Hominoid Genus from the Early Miocene of Uganda
    (Reports, 1997) Gebo, Daniel L.; MacLatchy, Laura; Kityo, Robert; Deino, Alan; Kingston, John; Pilbeam, David
    Fossils from a large-bodied hominoid from early Miocene sediments of Uganda, along with material recovered in the 1960s, show features of the shoulder and vertebral column that are significantly similar to those of living apes and humans. The large-bodied hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the oldest known hominoid sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans
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    A New Lorisid Humerus from the Early Miocene of Uganda
    (Primates, 1997) Gebo, Daniel L.; Maclatchy, Laura; Kityo, Robert
    An early Miocene (18-20 mya) distal humerus from Napak, Uganda, is the only element of the forelimb to be allocated to African Lorisinae. Its loris-like features distinguish it from other East African material that more closely resembles galagids. Tracing the evolution of the lorisoid body has been a difficult task due to the lack of good fossil material. Here, we add a single specimen to this poor record. This humerus helps to document the beginning of extant lorisid locomotor specialization and function.