A hominoid distal tibia from the Miocene of Pakistan

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-154

  DeSilva, Jeremy M ^a   Morgan, Michèle E ^b   Barry, John C ^b   Pilbeam, David ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Functional morphology; Miocene ape; Sivapithecus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; BONE; CRANIUM; DIMORPHISM; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOMINID; MIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

PAKISTAN;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMINOIDEA; SIVAPITHECUS;

EID: 74449083121     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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