Nacholapithecus and its importance for understanding hominoid evolution

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 103-119

  Nakatsukasa, Masato ^a   Kunimatsu, Yutaka ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apes; Cranium; Dentition; Miocene; Postcranium

Indexed keywords

HOMINOIDEA; MOROTOPITHECUS BISHOPI; NACHOLAPITHECUS; NACHOLAPITHECUS KERIOI;

EID: 68049104124     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20208     Document Type: Article

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