The origin of platyrrhines: an evaluation of the Antarctic scenario and the floating island model
A Houle - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
This paper evaluates whether 1) protoplatyrrhines could have migrated to South America via
Antarctica, and 2) the floating island model is a plausible transoceanic mode of dispersal for
land vertebrates like protoplatyrrhines. Results show that Eocene Antarctica and Australia
supported large and dense forests, and that the Antarctic fauna was comprised of many
species of vertebrates, including placental and marsupial land mammals. However, no
primate remains have ever been reported from these continents. Antarctica and South …
Antarctica, and 2) the floating island model is a plausible transoceanic mode of dispersal for
land vertebrates like protoplatyrrhines. Results show that Eocene Antarctica and Australia
supported large and dense forests, and that the Antarctic fauna was comprised of many
species of vertebrates, including placental and marsupial land mammals. However, no
primate remains have ever been reported from these continents. Antarctica and South …
