Phalangeal morphology of the paromomyidae (?Primates, Plesiadapiformes): The evidence for gliding behavior reconsidered

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 397-413

  Hamrick, Mark W ^a   Rosenman, Burt A ^a   Brush, Jason A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermoptera; Finger morphology; Vertical climbing; Vertical clinging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSIL; INSECTIVORE; MARSUPIAL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHALANX; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; RODENT; SQUIRREL;

ANIMALS; FINGERS; FOSSILS; LOCOMOTION; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033028865     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199907)109:3<397::AID-AJPA8>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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