Preliminary study on enamel microstructure of Yuanmou Miocene hominoids of China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1142-1150

  Zhao, Lingxia ^a   Zheng, Liang ^b   Gao, Feng ^b   Jiang, Chu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Provincial Institute of Archaeology   (China)

^c Yuanmou Man Musuem   (China)

Author keywords

Dental development; Early hominid origin; Enamel microstructure; Yuanmou hominoid

Indexed keywords

DENTAL MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PERMANENT INCISORS; YUANMOU MIOCENE HOMINOIDS;

ENAMELS;

ENAMEL; MIOCENE; TOOTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2342443864     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yd0357     Document Type: Article

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