A hominoid genus from the early Miocene of Uganda

被引:114
作者
Gebo, DL
MacLatchy, L
Kityo, R
Deino, A
Kingston, J
Pilbeam, D
机构
[1] SUNY STONY BROOK, DEPT ANAT SCI, STONY BROOK, NY 11794 USA
[2] MAKERERE UNIV, DEPT ZOOL, KAMPALA, UGANDA
[3] BERKELEY GEOCHRONOL CTR, BERKELEY, CA 94709 USA
[4] YALE UNIV, DEPT GEOL & GEOPHYS, NEW HAVEN, CT 06520 USA
[5] HARVARD UNIV, DEPT ANTHROPOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
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10.1126/science.276.5311.401
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Fossils from a large-bodied hominoid from early Miocene sediments of Uganda, along with material recovered in the 1960s, show features of the shoulder and vertebral column that are significantly similar to those of living apes and humans. The large-bodied hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the oldest known hominoid sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans.
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页码:401 / 404
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