Isotopic reconstructions of habitat change surrounding the extinction of Sivapithecus, a Miocene hominoid, in the Siwalik Group of Pakistan

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 204-222

  Nelson, Sherry V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Miocene; Paleoecology; Sivapithecus; Siwalik Group; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTINCTION; FEEDING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOMINID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SIWALIK HILLS; SOUTH ASIA;

HOMINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; SIVAPITHECUS;

EID: 33845446011     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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