Radiographic and histological methodologies in estimating the chronology of crown development in modern humans and great apes: A review, with some applications for studies on juvenile hominids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 351-370

  Beynon, A David ^a   Clayton, C Barry ^b   Ramirez Rozzi, Fernando V ^c   Reid, Donald J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

Author keywords

Developing dentition; Dissection; Great apes; Growth and development; Growth standards; Histology; Hypoplasia; Modern humans; Radiology

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DENTITION; HISTOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032194745     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1998.0234     Document Type: Article

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