Functional morphology of the postcranium and locomotor behavior of Neosaimiri fieldsi, a Saimiri-like middle miocene platyrrhine

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 515-544

  Nakatsukasa, M ^a   Takai, M ^a   Setoguchi, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colombia; fossil; La Venta; locomotion; New World monkeys; postcranial skeleton

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FOSSIL; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; SKELETON; SKULL;

EID: 0030973708     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199704)102:4<515::AID-AJPA7>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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