Miocene hominoid biogeography: Pulses of dispersal and differentiation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-397

  Folinsbee, Kaila E ^a   Brooks, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

'Out of Africa'; Biotic expansion; Hominoid evolution; Hyaenidae; Pact; Phylogeny; Proboscidea; Taxon pulse; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTION; HOMINID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLIOCENE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); VICARIANCE;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

CARNIVORA; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; PROBOSCIDEA (MAMMAL);

EID: 33846895895     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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