Cranial base morphology and temporal bone pneumatization in Asian Homo erectus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 350-359

  Balzeau, Antoine ^a   Grimaud Hervé, Dominique ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Homo erectus; Neandertals; Pneumatization; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRANIUM; FOSSIL; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 33749064191     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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