Mandibular ramus posterior flexure: A sex indicator in Homo sapiens fossil hominids?

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 426-431

  Coqueugniot, Hélène ^a   Tillier, Anne Marie ^a   Bruzek, Jaroslav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Early modern humans; Mandible; Neanderthals; Ramus; Sex assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041036268     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1212(200011/12)10:6<426::aid-oa533>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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