Eocene Primates from Myanmar: Historical Perspectives on the Origin of Anthropoidea

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 156-168

  Ciochon, Russell L ^a   Gunnell, Gregg F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036350490     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10032     Document Type: Review

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