New Sivapithecus postcranial specimens from the Siwaliks of Pakistan

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 705-752

  Madar, Sandra I ^a   Rose, Michael D ^b   Kelley, Jay ^c   MacLatchy, Laura ^d   Pilbeam, David ^e  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominoid; Miocene; Positional behavior; Postcranial skeleton; Sivapithecus

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; MIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

PAKISTAN; SIWALIK RANGE;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; HOMINOIDEA; PONGO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; FEMUR; FINGER; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TARSAL BONE; TOE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BONE AND BONES; FEMUR; FINGERS; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; TARSAL BONES; TOES;

EID: 0035983963     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0554     Document Type: Article

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