Additional postcranial remains of omomyid primates from the Uinta Formation, Utah and implications for the locomotor behavior of large-bodied omomyids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 406-417

  Dunn, Rachel H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chipetaia; Functional morphology; Hind limb; Mytonius; Omomyidae; Ourayia; Uintan

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; EOCENE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PRIMATE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; TYPE SPECIMEN;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

OMOMYIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 77952891888     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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