Miller E R, Simons E L
Duke University Primate Center, 3705 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705-5000, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Dec 9;94(25):13760-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.25.13760.
Proteopithecus sylviae is an archaic anthropoid from the late Eocene quarry L-41, Fayum Province, Egypt. The dentition of Proteopithecus is very primitive and does not closely resemble that of other, better known, primates from the Fayum (e.g., parapithecids and propliopithecids). The dental morphology, much of which is described herein, shows a platyrrhine-like level of organization, suggesting that P. sylviae may occupy a position near the base of the modern anthropoid radiation.
西尔维亚古猿是一种来自埃及法尤姆省始新世晚期L - 41采石场的古猿。西尔维亚古猿的牙齿非常原始，与法尤姆其他更为知名的灵长类动物（如副猿科和原上猿科）的牙齿不太相似。本文描述的大部分牙齿形态显示出一种类似阔鼻猴的组织水平，这表明西尔维亚古猿可能占据现代类人猿辐射进化基部附近的一个位置。
