Fossil cercopithecidae from the Middle Pleistocene Dawaitoli formation, Middle Awash valley, Afar region, Ethiopia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-471

  Frost, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodo; Dawaitoli; Hargufia; Papio; Theropithecus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALVARIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DENTITION; ETHIOPIA; FACE; FEMUR; FOSSIL; MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE; NONHUMAN; ORBIT; PALEONTOLOGY; THEROPITHECUS; ZYGOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CERCOPITHECIDAE; ETHIOPIA; FEMUR; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; MOLAR; PALEONTOLOGY; SKULL; TOOTH;

EID: 36348991346     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20688     Document Type: Article

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