Subnasal morphological variation in fossil hominids: A reassessment based on new observations and recent developmental findings

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-283

  McCollum, Melanie A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Comparative anatomy; Homo; Nasal cavity; Vomer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FOSSIL; HOMINID; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NOSE CAVITY; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0034123161     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(2000)112:2<275::aid-ajpa11>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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