Climatic effects on dental development of Theropithecus oswaldi from Koobi Fora and Olorgesailie

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-70

  Macho, Gabriele A ^a   Reid, Donald J ^b   Leakey, Meave G ^c   Jablonski, Nina ^d   Beynon, A David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^d CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Accentuated striae of retzius; Development; Koobi fora; Olorgesailie; Palaeoclimate; Theropithecus oswaldi

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; ODONTOGENESIS; PALAEOCLIMATE; SEASONALITY; THEROPITHECUS OSWALD;

CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; KENYA; PALEOCLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRIA; THEROPITHECUS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

KENYA, KOOBI FORA; KENYA, OLORGESAILIE;

THEROPITHECUS; THEROPITHECUS OSWALDI;

EID: 0029752234     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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