Morphology of Australopithecus anamensis from Kanapoi and Allia Bay, Kenya

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 255-368

  Ward, C V ^a   Leakey, M G ^b   Walker, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allia Bay; Australopithecus anamensis; Description; Kanapoi; Morphology

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS;

EID: 0035172273     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0507     Document Type: Article

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