European pliopithecid diets revised in the light of dental microwear in Pliopithecus canmatensis and Barberapithecus huerzeleri

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 573-582

  Demiguel, Daniel ^a   Alba, David M ^a,b   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEONTOLOGIA MIQUEL CRUSAFONT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalonia; diets; fossil primates; Pliopithecidae; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANAPITHECUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APE; ARTICLE; BARBERAPITHECUS HUERZELERI; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PHYLOGENY; PLIOPITHECUS CANMATENSIS; PRIMATE;

CATALONIA; DIETS; FOSSIL PRIMATES; PLIOPITHECIDAE; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84880562850     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22299     Document Type: Article

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