Dentognathic remains of an afropithecus individual from kalodirr, kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-208

  Rossie, James B ^a   MacLatchy, Laura ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominoid; Mandible; Maxilla; Miocene

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTITION; DIMORPHISM; FOSSIL; HOMINID; MIOCENE; SKULL;

KENYA;

AFROPITHECUS; EQUATORIUS; HOMINOIDEA; MOROTOPITHECUS; NACHOLAPITHECUS;

ANIMAL; APE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; JAW; KENYA; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIOCENE; TOOTH;

HOMINOID; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIOCENE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; JAW; KENYA; TOOTH;

EID: 84881611782     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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