Fossil hominin ulnae and the forelimb of Paranthropus

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-218

  McHenry, Henry M ^a   Brown, Cassandra C ^a   McHenry, Lindsay J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Early Homo; Olduvai; Paranthropus; Ulnae

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; ETHIOPIA; FORELIMB; FOSSIL; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PARANTHROPUS; PARAPHYLY; PLEISTOCENE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; ULNA;

ANIMALS; ARM; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULNA;

EID: 34548779132     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20656     Document Type: Article

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