A new large Pliocene colobine species (Mammalia: Primates) from Asa Issie, Ethiopia

Geobios

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Hlusko, Leslea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercopithecidae; Colobinae; Ethiopia; Kuseracolobus; Paleontology; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE;

AFRICA; ASA ISSIE; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; COLOBINAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; ZANCLEA;

EID: 31444439887     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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