Terrestrial adaptations in the hands of Equatorius africanus revisited

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 763-772

  Patel, Biren A ^a   Susman, Randall L ^a   Rossie, James B ^a   Hill, Andrew ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digitigrade; Hominoid; Knuckle walk; Metacarpal; Miocene; Palmigrade; Phalanx

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; MIOCENE; SKELETON; TAXONOMY;

AFROPITHECUS; ANIMALIA; EQUATORIUS; EQUATORIUS AFRICANUS; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; MAMMALIA; NACHOLAPITHECUS; PAPIO; PRIMATES; PROCONSUL; THEROPITHECUS;

EID: 70449708906     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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