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

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    Dominique Gommery

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  1. University of Shiga Prefecture, Shiga, Japan

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  3. Collège de France, Paris, France

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Gommery, D. (2006). Evolution of the Vertebral Column in Miocene Hominoids and Plio-Pleistocene Hominids. In: Ishida, H., Tuttle, R., Pickford, M., Ogihara, N., Nakatsukasa, M. (eds) Human Origins and Environmental Backgrounds. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29798-7_3

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