A synopsis of the phylogeny and paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, South Asian middle and late Eocene primates

Anthropological Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Kay, Richard F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipithecidae; Anthropoidea; Eocene; Myanmar (Burma); Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244487946     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.04S005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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