Reappraisal of the postcranium of hadropithecus (Primates, Indroidea)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 529-556

  Godfrey, L R ^a   Jungers, W L ^b   Wunderlich, R E ^b   Richmond, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeolemur; Archaeslemuridae; Bradylemur; Madagascar; Pithecus; postcrania; Subfo ssil lemurs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMUR; HINDLIMB; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; EXTREMITIES; FOSSILS; LEMUR; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE;

EID: 0030764995     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199708)103:4<529::AID-AJPA9>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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