Reevaluation of the lumbosacral region of Oreopithecus bambolii

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-265

  Russo, Gabrielle A ^a,b   Shapiro, Liza J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipedalism; Lumbar vertebrae; Oreopithecus; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; LOCOMOTION; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE;

HOMO; MOYA; OREOPITHECUS; OREOPITHECUS BAMBOLII;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIPEDALISM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OREOPITHECUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SACRUM; WALKING;

BIPEDALISM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OREOPITHECUS; SACRUM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SACRUM; WALKING;

EID: 84883459001     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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