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Afrasia djijidae is a fossil primate that lived in Myanmar approximately 37 million years ago, during the late middle Eocene. The only species in the genus Afrasia, it was a small primate, estimated to weigh around 100 grams (3.5 oz). Despite the significant geographic distance between them, Afrasia is thought to be closely related to Afrotarsius, an enigmatic fossil found in Libya and Egypt that dates to 38–39 million years ago. If this relationship is correct, it suggests that early simians (a related group or clade consisting of monkeys, apes, and humans) dispersed from Asia to Africa during the middle Eocene and would add further support to the hypothesis that the first simians evolved in Asia, not Africa. Neither Afrasia nor Afrotarsius, which together form the family Afrotarsiidae, i

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  • Afrasia (de)
  • Afrasia djijidae (en)
  • Afrasia djijidae (pt)
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  • Afrasia ist eine Gattung der Primaten aus der ausgestorbenen Familie der . Die absolut datierten, rund 37 Millionen Jahre alten fossilen Überreste aus dem unteren Obereozän wurden nahe der Ortschaft Myaing in Myanmar entdeckt und 2012 von einer internationalen Forschergruppe erstmals wissenschaftlich beschrieben. (de)
  • Afrasia djijidae é uma espécie fóssil de primata da família descoberto na na região central de Mianmar. A espécie compartilha uma morfologia dentária com as espécies do gênero encontradas na Líbia. Afrasia djijidae é a única espécie descrita para o gênero Afrasia. (pt)
  • Afrasia djijidae is a fossil primate that lived in Myanmar approximately 37 million years ago, during the late middle Eocene. The only species in the genus Afrasia, it was a small primate, estimated to weigh around 100 grams (3.5 oz). Despite the significant geographic distance between them, Afrasia is thought to be closely related to Afrotarsius, an enigmatic fossil found in Libya and Egypt that dates to 38–39 million years ago. If this relationship is correct, it suggests that early simians (a related group or clade consisting of monkeys, apes, and humans) dispersed from Asia to Africa during the middle Eocene and would add further support to the hypothesis that the first simians evolved in Asia, not Africa. Neither Afrasia nor Afrotarsius, which together form the family Afrotarsiidae, i (en)
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