Postcranial remains of the extinct monkeys of the greater antilles, with evidence for semiterrestriality in Paralouatta

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3516, 2006, Pages 1-65

  MacPhee, R D E ^a   Meldrum, Jeff ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

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EID: 34848832089     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3516[1:protem]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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