The paleoenvironment of Hispanopithecus laietanus as revealed by paleobotanical evidence from the Late Miocene of Can Llobateres 1 (Catalonia, Spain)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 412-423

  Marmi, Josep ^a   Casanovas Vilar, Isaac ^a   Robles, Josep M ^a,b   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a   Alba, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b FOSSILIA Serveis Paleontològics i Geològics ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Dryopithecus; Hominidae; Hominoidea; Paleobotany; Paleoecology; Vall s Pened s Basin

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HABITAT USE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

DRYOPITHECUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; LAURACEAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VALLESIA;

EID: 84858071884     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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