Jaw scaling and biomechanics in fossil taxa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-160

  Ravosa, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000187325     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0013     Document Type: Article

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