Proximal femoral anatomy of a sivaladapid primate from the late middle eocene pondaung formation (Central Myanmar)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Marivaux, Laurent ^a   Beard, K Christopher ^b   Chaimanee, Yaowalak ^c   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^d   Marandat, Bernard ^a   Aung, Naing Soe ^e   Soe, Thura Tun ^f   Aung, Aung Kyaw ^g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^e Hpa an University   (Myanmar)

^f Myanmar Geosciences Society   (Myanmar)

^g Ministry of Culture   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Adapiform; Femur; Locomotor behavior; Paleogene; South asia; Strepsirhine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; FOSSIL ANIMAL; KYITCHAUNGIA TAKAII; LUTETIAN; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; TALUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEMUR; FOSSILS; LOCOMOTION; MYANMAR; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES;

EID: 55949130614     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20866     Document Type: Article

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