New strepsirrhine primate from the late Eocene of Peninsular Thailand (Krabi Basin)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-434

  Marivaux, Laurent ^a,d   Chaimanee, Yaowalak ^b   Tafforeau, Paul ^c   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Adapiform primates; Dental morphology; Krabi Basin; Microtomography; Paleogene; South Asia

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EOCENE; FOSSIL; GEOLOGY; JAW; MANDIBLE; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; MUANGTHANHINIUS SIAMI; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; REVIEW; THAILAND; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; MANDIBLE; STREPSIRHINI; THAILAND; TOOTH;

EID: 33746265530     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20376     Document Type: Review

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