The elusive 'second species' in Sterkfontein Member 4: The dental metrical evidence

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 268-270

  Moggi Cecchi, Jacopo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; HOMINID;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; STERKFONTEIN;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141747170     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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