Aegyptopithecus (L) and Parapithecus (R) from lineages that survived the Eocene-Oligocene Extinction. Lucky thing, because Aegypto's descendents include Old World monkeys and apes and Para's New World monkeys! Both in @DukeLemurCenter fossil collection #FossilFriday Thread 1/4 
For more on the extinction check out this press release featuring co-authors @PaleoDorien, @heshamsallam, Erik Seiffert @USC, Steven Heritage and @MattBorths from @DukeLemurCenter @DukeU @dukeresearch 2/4 today.duke.edu/2021/10/climat…
Erik Seiffert describes the process of extinction research in @CommsBio "Behind the Research" blog 3/4 natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/using-ph…
The research article itself with lots of charts showing the losses in primate, rodent, and hyaenodont diversity - taxonomic and morphological - through the Age of Mammals 4/4 nature.com/articles/s4200…
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