The Middle Miocene Ape Pierolapithecus catalaunicus Exhibits Extant Great Ape-Like Morphometric Affinities on Its Patella: Inferences on Knee Function and Evolution

The mosaic nature of the Miocene ape postcranium hinders the reconstruction of the positional behavior and locomotion of these taxa based on isolated elements only. The fossil great ape Pierolapithecus catalaunicus (IPS 21350 skeleton; 11.9 Ma) exhibits a relatively wide and shallow thorax with mode...

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Autores principales: Pina, Marta, Almécija, Sergio, Alba, David M., O'Neill, Matthew C., Moyà-Solà, Salvador
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24637777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091944

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24637777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091944

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