Functional morphology of the asterionic region in extant hominoids and fossil hominids

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 31-54

  Kimbel, William H ^a,b   Rak, Yoel ^c  

^a CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asterionic region; Australopithecus; Cranium; Hominoidea; Temporalis muscle

Indexed keywords

APE; BONE; CRANIAL SUTURE; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FOSSIL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HOMINID; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SKULL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL SUTURES; CRANIOMETRY; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; MASTICATION; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; SKULL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0021993468     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330660104     Document Type: Article

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