Dental use wear in extinct lemurs: Evidence of diet and niche differentiation

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-169

  Godfrey, Laurie R ^a   Semprebon, Gina M ^b   Jungers, William L ^c   Sutherland, Michael R ^a   Simons, Elwyn L ^d   Solouniase, Nikos ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Bay Path College   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental wear; Diet; Madagascar; Subfossil lemurs

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; DIET; NICHE PARTITIONING; TOOTH;

ARCHAEOLEMURIDAE; DAUBENTONIA; HAPALEMUR; INDRIDAE; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEPILEMUR; MEGALADAPIS; PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE; POACEAE; PRIMATES; UNGULATA;

EID: 4444278384     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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