The phylogenetic position of Morotopithecus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-184

  Young, Nathan M ^a   MacLatchy, Laura ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Homoplasy; Miocene hominoids; Molecular clock

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

AFROPITHECUS; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; DRYOPITHECUS; EQUATORIUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATIDAE; KENYAPITHECUS; MOROTOPITHECUS BISHOPI; PROCONSUL;

EID: 1542380043     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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