Variation in hominoid molar enamel thickness

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 575-592

  Smith, Tanya M ^a,c   Olejniczak, Anthony J ^a   Martin, Lawrence B ^a   Reid, Donald J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Average enamel thickness; Dentine area; Enamel cap area; Enamel dentine junction length; Hominoid evolution; Hypocone reduction; Relative enamel thickness; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; HUMAN EVOLUTION; TOOTH;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; PONGO;

EID: 19944396201     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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