Oldest evidence for grooming claws in euprimates

Euprimates are unusual among mammals in having fingers and toes with flat nails. While it seems clear that the ancestral stock from which euprimates evolved had claw-bearing digits, the available fossil record has not yet contributed a detailed understanding of the transition from claws to nails. Th...

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Published in:	Journal of human evolution Vol. 122; pp. 1 - 22
Main Authors:	Boyer, Doug M., Maiolino, Stephanie A., Holroyd, Patricia A., Morse, Paul E., Bloch, Jonathan I.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-09-2018
Subjects:	Archicebus Eocene Evolutionary development Exaptation Omomyiform Strepsirrhini Omomyiform Archicebus Exaptation Eocene Evolutionary development Strepsirrhini
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