Body mass, sexual dimorphism and femoral proportions of Proconsul from Rusinga and Mfangano Islands, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution - Tập 18 - Trang 515-536 - 1989
Christopher B. Ruff1, Alan Walker1, Mark F. Teaford1
1Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A.

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