The stem catarrhine Saadanius does not inform the timing of the origin of crown catarrhines

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-210

  Pozzi, Luca ^a   Hodgson, Jason A ^a   Burrell, Andrew S ^a   Disotell, Todd R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catarrhini; Divergence dates; Saadanius hijazensis

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; PRIMATE;

CATARRHINI;

EID: 79957989578     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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