Cranial growth in Homo erectus: How credible are the Ngandong juveniles?

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-236

  Antón, Susan C ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial development; Heterochrony; Suture fusion; Vault contours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; BRAIN SIZE; CHINA; CRANIOMETRY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ASIA; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL;

EID: 0032918642     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199902)108:2<223::aid-ajpa7>3.3.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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