The earliest primate (Parapapio sp.) from the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site (Waypoint 160, Bolt's Farm, South Africa)

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 405-408

  Gommery, D ^a,b   Thackeray, J F ^b   Senegas F ^a,b   Potze, S ^b   Kgasi, L ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DOLOMITE; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HOMINIDAE; PARAPAPIO; PRIMATES;

EID: 58149333821     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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