Abnormal fossil upper molar of Pongo from Thailand: Quaternary climatic changes in Southeast Asia as a possible cause

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 599-607

  Tougard, Christelle ^a   Ducrocq, Stéphane ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Dental anomalies; Orangutan; Pongo; Quaternary; Southeast Asia; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; PLEISTOCENE; TOOTH;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 0032841920     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020346908618     Document Type: Article

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