The phylogenetic affinities of Otavipithecus namibiensis

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 537-573

  Singleton, Michelle ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afropithecini; Gap coding; Miocene hominoids; Otavipithecus

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PHYLOGENY;

NAMIBIA;

AFROPITHECUS; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; KENYAPITHECUS; OTAVIPITHECUS; OTAVIPITHECUS NAMIBIENSIS; PRIMATES; PROCONSUL;

EID: 0034096613     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0369     Document Type: Article

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