The genus Mesopithecus (Primates, Cercopithecidae) in the late Miocene of Greece

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-166

  Koufos, George D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cercopithecidae; Greece; Mesopithecus; Miocene; Primates; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

GREECE;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; MESOPITHECUS PENTELICUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77949699723     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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