Cercopithecoid cervical vertebral morphology and implications for the presence of Theropithecus in early Pleistocene Europe

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-129

  Patel, Biren A ^a   Gilbert, Christopher C ^a   Ericson, Kristin E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Dispersal; early Pleistocene; Europe; Theropithecus; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISPERSAL; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLEISTOCENE; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECOIDEA; PRIMATES; THEROPITHECUS;

EID: 33846499013     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.07.014     Document Type: Article

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