Miocene Cercopithecoidea from the Tugen Hills, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 465-483

  Gilbert, Christopher C ^a   Goble, Emily D ^a   Hill, Andrew ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercopithecine; Colobine; Crania; Dating; Papionin; Postcrania; Victoriapithecus

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIOCENE; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; TUGEN HILLS;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; CRANIA; PARAPAPIO; PRIMATES; VICTORIAPITHECUS;

EID: 77958186810     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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