...The first capuchin monkey, Dolichocebus , was discovered in Argentina. The Miocene to Pliocene periods were a time of adaptive radiation for higher primates. In the Miocene strata of Colombia, fossils of New World monkeys such as Homunculus have increased, and fossils of Cercopithecus such as Dolichopithecus and Mesopithecus are known from Europe to Africa. In Europe, Pliopithecus , thought to be the prototype of gibbons, was discovered, and a complete fossil of Oreopithecus was discovered in Italy. Fossils of modern apes and humans such as Proconsul , Dryopithecus , Ramapithecus , and Gigantopithecus have been discovered throughout Afro-Eurasia. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Homunculus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…またアルゼンチンで最初のオマキザル,ドリコケブスDolichocebusが発見されている。中新世から鮮新世にかけては高等霊長類の適応放散の時代で,コロンビアの中新世の地層からはホムンクルスHomunculusなど新世界ザルの化石資料が増え,ヨーロッパからアフリカにかけてはドリコピテクスDolichopithecus,メソピテクスMesopithecusなどのオナガザル科の化石が知られている。また,ヨーロッパではテナガザルの祖型と考えられているプリオピテクスPliopithecusが,イタリアからはオレオピテクスOreopithecusの完全な化石が発見されているし,プロコンスルProconsul,ドリオピテクスDryopithecus,ラマピテクスRamapithecus,ギガントピテクスGigantopithecusなどの現生類人猿やヒトに近縁な化石がアフロ・ユーラシア各地で発見されている。… ※「Homunculus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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