The nasal and paranasal architecture of the Middle Miocene ape Pierolapithecus catalaunicus (primates: Hominidae): Phylogenetic implications

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 497-506

  Pérez de Los Ríos, Miriam ^a   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a   Alba, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hominoids; Nasal cavity; Neogene; Paranasal sinuses; Spain

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY; TOMOGRAPHY;

SPAIN;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; HYLOBATIDAE; PIEROLAPITHECUS CATALAUNICUS; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84865563296     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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