Dental eruption sequences in fossil colobines and the evolution of primate life histories

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-728

  Harvati, Katerina ^a   Frost, Stephen R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobines; Kuseracolobus; Mesopithecus; Primate life history

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; LIFE HISTORY; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLIOCENE; PRIMATE;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS SP.; HOMO; PRIMATES; VICTORIAPITHECUS; ZANCLEA;

EID: 34547761891     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9149-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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