Mandibular size and shape variation in the hominins at Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-49

  Skinner, Matthew M ^a   Gordon, Adam D ^a   Collard, Nicole J ^b  

^a THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sources Archaeological and Heritage Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early Homo; Euclidean distance; Exact randomization; Hominin; Intraspecific variation; Mandible shape; Mandible size; Skeletal dimorphism

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; DMANISI; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

HOMO;

EID: 33745206312     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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