A new pitheciin primate from the middle Miocene of Argentina

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-336

  Kay, Richard F ^a   Johnson, Derek ^a   Meldrum, D Jeffrey ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dental anatomy; Miocene; Pitheciinae; Platyrrhini, Collon Cura formation

Indexed keywords

MANDIBLE; MIOCENE; TOOTH;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; MANDIBLE; PHYLOGENY; TALUS; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CEBIDAE; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; MANDIBLE; PHYLOGENY; TALUS; TOOTH;

ARGENTINA;

ANIMALIA; CALLICEBUS; CEBIDAE; CEBUPITHECIA; CURA; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; NUCIRUPTOR; PITHECIA; PITHECIINAE; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; PROPITHECIA; PROPITHECIA NEUQUENENSIS; SORIACEBUS;

EID: 0031928604     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1998)45:4<317::AID-AJP1>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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