Pedal distal phalanges of the Eocene adapoids Europolemur and Darwinius compared to phalanges of Notharctus and other primates

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-565

  Von Koenigswald, Wighart ^a   Habersetzer, Jörg ^b   Gingerich, Philip D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adapoidea; Distal phalanges; Eocene; Grooming claw; Messel; Primates

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; HOMOGENEITY; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRESERVATION; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

GERMANY; HESSE; MESSEL; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EUROPOLEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LORIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 84871612613     PISSN: 18671594     EISSN: 18671608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12549-012-0096-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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