Nacholapithecus skeleton from the Middle Miocene of Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-103

  Ishida, Hidemi ^a   Kunimatsu, Yutaka ^b   Takano, Tomo ^c   Nakano, Yoshihiko ^d   Nakatsukasa, Masato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN MONKEY CENTRE   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dentition; Hominoids; Kenya; Middle Miocene; Postcranial skeleton

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE; SKELETON;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; KENYAPITHECUS; NACHOLAPITHECUS; NACHOLAPITHECUS KERIOI; PROCONSUL; PROCONSUL HESELONI; PROCONSUL NYANZAE;

EID: 1342332661     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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