The bony labyrinth of the early platyrrhine primate Chilecebus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-607

  Ni, Xijun ^a,b,c   Flynn, John J ^a,c   Wyss, André R ^d  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilecebus carrascoensis; Cochlea; Semicircular canal

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 78149409941     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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