Early Hominid Body Proportions and Emerging Complexities in Human Evolution

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 42-44

  Berger, Lee R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Body proportions; Hominid evolution; Hominid fossils; Homo; Postcranium

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; HOMO HABILIS;

EID: 0036962644     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10053     Document Type: Review

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