Dental enamel hypoplasia, age at death, and weaning in the Taung child

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 567-569

  Lacruz, Rodrigo S ^a   Rozzi, Fernando Ramirez ^b,c   Bromage, Timothy G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UPR 2147 CNRS   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; HOMINID; JUVENILE; MALNUTRITION; MORPHOLOGY; TRAUMA AND INJURY; WEANING;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE;

EID: 33645996327     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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