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Olfactory fossa of Tremacebus harringtoni (platyrrhini, early Miocene, Sacanana, Argentina): Implications for activity pattern

  1. Richard F. Kay1,†,*,
  2. Victoria M. Campbell1,
  3. James B. Rossie2,
  4. Matthew W. Colbert3,
  5. Tim B. Rowe3

Article first published online: 12 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20121

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The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Special Issue: Evolution of the Special Senses in Primates

Volume 281A, Issue 1, pages 1157–1172, November 2004

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Kay, R. F., Campbell, V. M., Rossie, J. B., Colbert, M. W. and Rowe, T. B. (2004), Olfactory fossa of Tremacebus harringtoni (platyrrhini, early Miocene, Sacanana, Argentina): Implications for activity pattern. Anat. Rec., 281A: 1157–1172. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20121

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  1. 1

    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Section of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  3. 3

    Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

  1. †

    Fax: 919-684-8542

*Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Box 3170, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710

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  1. Issue published online: 19 OCT 2004
  2. Article first published online: 12 OCT 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 JUL 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 MAY 2004

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