Hominid lifestyle and diet reconsidered: Paleo-environmental and comparative data

Human Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 175-186

  Verhaegen, M ^a   Puech, P F ^b  

^a Study Center for Anthropology Mechelbaan 338   (Belgium)

^b MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

Author keywords

Australopithecines; Bipedalism; Enamel thickness; Hominids; Microwear; Palaco environment; Savanna theory; Tool use

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944433270     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02437445     Document Type: Article

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