Mosaic evolution in the origin of the hominoidea

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 125-135

  Rae, Todd C ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apes; Early Miocene; Hominoid phylogeny; Proconsul

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; HAPLORHINI; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PROCONSUL; PROCONSULIDAE;

EID: 0033054921     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021685     Document Type: Review

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