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RAMAPITHECUS [1 record]

Record 1 1997-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

The genus name given to a fossilized upper jaw fragment found in the Siwalik hills, India, closely related to the family of man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Fossile de primate supérieur (hominoïde) découvert en Inde et connu maintenant sur une grande partie de l'Ancien Monde.

CONT

[...] le Ramapithèque (Ramapithecus) [...] présente des caractères d'Hominidé indiscutables : fosse canine, arcades dentaires arrondies et divergentes vers l'arrière, canines peu développées, absence de diastème.

Spanish

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