Primate Evolution Lecture Videos
John W. Kappelman
Late Oligocene and earliest Miocene primates and faunas from West Turkana
The sites of Nakwai and Losodok in West Turkana preserve evidence of late Oligocene and earliest Miocene sediments that document both apes and Old World monkeys from a time period that is not well represented in the geologic record. These sites also offer evidence of older African mammal groups and some of the first immigrants from Eurasia.
Ellen Miller
The Buluk primates in their environment
Buluk is well-known in paleoanthropology for the recovery of primitive apes and monkeys, from a time period after the divergence of the two lineages but before the evolution of modern forms. New discoveries provide additional insights into the early phases of African ape and monkey evolution, and these findings are discussed in light of current work reconstructing the Buluk paleoenvironment.
Gabrielle A. Russo
Middle Miocene primates from Napudet, Kenya
Napudet is a Middle Miocene locality in the Turkana Basin well known for yielding ape fossils, including an infant cranium of Nyanzapithecus alesi. This talk focuses on primate fossils that the Napudet Research Project has since discovered, including an ape partial postcranial skeleton, highlighting the continued importance of Napudet for contributing to our understanding of primate evolution.
Natasha S. Vitek
Topernawi, a new Oligocene site on the western side of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Topernawi, a new site on the western side of Lake Turkana, Kenya, preserves vertebrate, plant, and ichnofossil remains from a period in time that is otherwise unknown in the African paleontological record. Here, recent discoveries, including their effect on our understanding of African faunal communities and evolution of major clades, will be discussed.