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Otavipithecus namibiensis, first Miocene hominoid from southern Africa

✍ Scribed by Pickford, Martin; Senut, Brigitte; Couvering, John Van; Mein, Pierre

Book ID: 109779939
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 743 KB
Volume: 356
Category: Article
ISSN: 0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/356144a0

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