Sexual dimorphism in the Atapuerca-SH hominids: The evidence from the mandibles

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 451-474

  Rosas, Antonio ^a   Bastir, Markus ^a   Martínez Maza, Cayetana ^a   Bermúdez de Castro, Jose María ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atapuerca; H. heidelbergensis; Mandible; Middle pleistocene; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PRIMATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SPAIN;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALEONTOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN;

EID: 0036005698     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0536     Document Type: Article

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