New platyrrhine monkeys from the Solimões Formation (late Miocene, Acre State, Brazil)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 673-686

  Kay, Richard F ^a   Cozzuol, Mario Alberto ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropoidea; Atelinae; Brazil; Cebidae; Cebinae; Miocene; Platyrrhini; Solim es Formation

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; PRIMATE; TOOTH;

ACRE [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES SP.; ATELINAE; BRACHYTELES; CEBIDAE; CEBINAE; LAGOTHRIX; MAMMALIA; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES; STIRTONIA;

EID: 33646781293     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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