Taxonomic affinities of the Eppelsheim femur

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-304

  Köhler, Meike ^a   Alba, David M ^a   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a   MacLatchy, Laura ^b  

^a Escola Industrial 23   (Spain)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Dryopithecus; Fossil primates; Late Miocene; Paidopithex; Pliopithecus

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DRYOPITHECUS LAIETANUS; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FOSSIL; HEAD; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; NECK; NONHUMAN; PAIDOPITHEX RHENANUS; PRIMATE; SKELETON; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOMECHANICS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; EVOLUTION; FEMUR; FOSSILS; LOCOMOTION; SPAIN;

EID: 0036890777     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10140     Document Type: Article

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