Evidence of terrestrial diets in pliocene Eurasian papionins (Mammalia: Primates) inferred from low-magnification stereomicroscopy of molar enamel use-wear scars

Palaios

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 720-729

  Williams, Frank L'Engle ^a   Holmes, Noelle A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; DIET; ENAMEL; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE; PRIMATE; TERRITORY;

INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; GORILLA GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; MACACA; MACACA SP.; MAMMALIA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; PAPIO URSINUS; PARAPAPIO; PRIMATES; THEROPITHECUS; THEROPITHECUS OSWALDI;

EID: 80455130955     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2010.p10-139r     Document Type: Article

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