Ganlea
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Genus: | Ganlea
Beard et al. 2009 |
Species: | G. megacanina (type)
Beard et al. 2009 |
Ganlea is a fossil primate from central Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Its age is about 38 million years. Ganlea belongs to the group of anthropoids (i. e. humans, apes and monkeys).
External Links
- A new primate from the Eocene Pondaung Formation of Myanmar and the monophyly of Burmese amphipithecids, by K. Christopher Beard at al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on July 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0836
- Eurekalert article, by Leigh Kish
- Ganlea on scienceblog.com, by Brian Switek