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First North American fossil monkey and early Miocene tropical biotic interchange

Authors :
Bloch, Jonathan I.
Woodruff, Emily D.
Wood, Aaron R.
Rincon, Aldo F.
Harrington, Arianna R.
Morgan, Gary S.
Foster, David A.
Montes, Camilo
Jaramillo, Carlos A.
Jud, Nathan A.
Jones, Douglas S.
MacFadden, Bruce J.
Source :
Nature; May 2016, Vol. 533 Issue: 7602 p243-246, 4p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Here, 21-million-year-old fossils of a New World monkey from Panama are described, constituting the earliest known evidence for mammalian interchange between North and South America.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836 and 14764687
Volume :
533
Issue :
7602
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs38906435
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17415