Dental trait expression at the enamel-dentine junction of lower molars in extant and fossil hominoids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-186

  Skinner, Matthew M ^a,b   Wood, Bernard A ^c   Boesch, Christophe ^b   Olejniczak, Anthony J ^b   Rosas, Antonio ^d   Smith, Tanya M ^b   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cusp 6; Cusp 7; Micro computed tomography; Protostylid; Tooth morphology; Trigonid crest

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; ENAMEL; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO;

EID: 38849108227     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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