A refined method of measuring basal crown and Cusp areas by use of a three-dimensional digitizing system

Anthropological Science

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 95-105

  Suwa, Gen ^a   Kono Takeuchi, Reiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Cusp area; Orientation; Three dimensional metrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644452107     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.106.supplement_95     Document Type: Article

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