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Siwalik deposits in the Punjab have yielded a rich collection of hominoidprimate remains. Together with other recent finds they indicate the need for some changes in hominoid classification.
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Pilbeam, D., Meyer, G., Badgley, C. et al. New hominoid primates from the Siwaliks of Pakistan and their bearing on hominoid evolution. Nature 270, 689–695 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/270689a0
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