New discoveries of skeletal elements of Hadropithecus stenognathus from Andrahomana Cave, southeastern Madagascar

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-410

  Godfrey, L R ^a   Jungers, W L ^b   Burney, D A ^c   Vasey, N ^d   Ramilisonina, ^e   Wheeler, W ^a   Lemelin, P ^f   Shapiro, L J ^g   Schwartz, G T ^h   King, S J ^a   Ramarolahy, M F ⁱ   Raharivony, L L ⁱ   Randria, G F N ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Institut de Civilisations   (Madagascar)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Postcrania; Quaternary; Subfossil lemurs

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CAVE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; QUATERNARY; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH;

ANDRAHOMANA CAVE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

ARCHAEOLEMUR; ARCHAEOLEMURIDAE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; HADROPITHECUS; INDRIDAE; LEMURIDAE; PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE; STENOGNATHUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33748903218     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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