The study ofAnthropoid origins continues to be a lightning rod for research in paleoanthropology.
Where do anthropoids fit phyloge- netically among primates? Where and when did the group originate? What functional and adaptive innovations characteri.
Basic questions about Anthropoid evolution remain unanswered.
Issuessurrounding Anthropoid origins impact the higher leveltaxonomy ofprimates, adaptivescenariosfor basalprimate radiations, and the timing of origination of the major primate clades.
The study ofAnthropoid origins continues to be a lightning rod for research in paleoanthropology