Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of early Miocene catarrhines from Sihong, China

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-277

  Harrison, Terry ^a   Yumin, Gu ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dionysopithecus; Miocene; Platodontopithecus; Pliopithecidae; Sihong; Xiacaowan Formation

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; JIANGSU PROVINCE; SIHONG;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DIONYSOPITHECUS SHUANGOUENSIS; HOMINIDAE; PLATODONTOPITHECUS JIANGHUAIENSIS; PLIOPITHECIDAE; PRIMATES; PROCONSULIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033179875     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0310     Document Type: Article

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