Did the lateral enamel of Neandertal anterior teeth grow differently from that of modern humans?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-84

  Guatelli Steinberg, Debbie ^a   Reid, Donald J ^b   Bishop, Thomas A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enamel growth; Perikymata; Striae of Retzius

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; GROWTH CURVE; NEANDERTHAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845475830     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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