New primate carpal bones from Rudabánya (late Miocene, Hungary): taxonomic and functional implications

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 697-709

  Kivell, Tracy L ^a   Begun, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anapithecus; Capitate; Dryopithecus; Rudapithecus; Scaphoid; Suspensory locomotion; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BONE; CRANIUM; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; MIOCENE; PRIMATE; SKELETON; TAXONOMY;

BORSOD-ABAUJ-ZEMPLEN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; RUDABANYA;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; DRYOPITHECUS; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PONGO; PRIMATES;

EID: 70449707226     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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