The hands and feet of Archaeolemur: Metrical affinities and their functional significance

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-55

  Jungers, William L ^a   Lemelin, P ^b   Godfrey, L R ^c   Wunderlich, R E ^d   Burney, D A ^e   Simons, E L ^f   Chatrath, P S ^f   James, Helen F ^g   Randria, G F N ^h  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Archaeolemur; Foot; Hand; Locomotion; Strepsirrhines; Subfossil lemurs

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOLOCENE; PRIMATE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ARCHAEOLEMUR; CERCOPITHECIDAE; LEMURIDAE; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 21244466710     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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