Do enamel microstructures have regular time dependency? Conclusions from the literature and a large-scale study

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 371-386

  FitzGerald, C M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental age estimation; Enamel; Enamel microstructures; Growth and development; Incremental markings

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; ENAMEL; TOOTH;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032194524     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1998.0232     Document Type: Article

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