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Ganlea megacanina

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Ganlea megacanina, extinct primate species belonging to the family Amphipithecidae and known only from fossils dating to the late middle Eocene Epoch (approximately 38 million years ago) of central Myanmar (Burma). Current knowledge of the anatomy of Ganlea megacanina is limited to two partial lower jaws and six isolated teeth consolidated from several individuals. Despite that limited anatomical data, Ganlea can be readily identified as an amphipithecid, because it shows all the diagnostic dental characteristics of that group. Those features include enamel with prominent crenulations or serrations on unworn cheek teeth and lower premolars that are strongly compacted from front ...(100 of 342 words)

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