Anatomy of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in Aegyptopithecus and early miocene African catarrhines

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-267

  Rossie, James B ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegyptopithecus; Apes; Catarrhine; Nasal; Proconsul; Sinuses; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOID SINUS; EVOLUTION; FACIAL BONE; FOSSIL; FRONTAL SINUS; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HOMINID; KENYA; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIOCENE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXON;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; FOSSILS; NASAL CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUSES;

EID: 13544262420     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20139     Document Type: Article

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