Evolution of the Vertebral Column in Miocene Hominoids and Plio-Pleistocene Hominids

  • Dominique Gommery
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Part of the Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects book series (DIPR)

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Vertebral Body Vertebral Column Lumbar Vertebra Cervical Vertebra Transverse Process 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dominique Gommery
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  1. 1.UPR 2147 — CNRSParisFrance

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