Periodicity of Retzius lines in fossil Pongo from South China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 790-794

  Hu, Rong ^a,b   Zhao, Ling Xia ^a   Wu, Xin Zhi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

extant apes; fossil apes; periodicity of Retzius lines; Pongo; South China

Indexed keywords

GIGANTOPITHECUS; HOMINOIDEA; LUFENGPITHECUS; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; PROCONSUL; SIVAPITHECUS;

EID: 84857641143     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4883-3     Document Type: Article

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