Proximal femoral anatomy of omomyiform primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-56

  Dagosto, Marian ^a   Schmid, Peter ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Anthropologisches Inst und Museum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Femur; Hemiacodon; Microchoeridae; Microchoerus; Necrolemur; Omomyidae; Omomyiformes; Tarsius

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FEMUR; MAMMAL; MICROCHOERIDAE; OMOMYIDAE; OMOMYIFORMES; PRIMATE;

EOCENE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; LUTETIAN; MAMMAL; PRIMATE;

GALAGONIDAE; MAMMALIA; OMOMYIDAE; PRIMATES; TARSIUS;

EID: 0029757539     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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