The anatomy and systematic position of the early Miocene proconsulid from Meswa Bridge, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 479-496

  Harrison, Terry ^a   Andrews, Peter ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentition; East Africa; Fossil apes; Muhoroni Agglomerates; Phylogeny; Proconsul meswae

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DENTITION; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HOMINOIDEA; PROCONSUL; PROCONSUL NYANZAE; PROCONSULIDAE;

EID: 67349140885     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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