Age at first molar emergence in Lufengpithecus lufengensis and its implications for life-history evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Zhao, Lingxia ^a   Lu, Qingwu ^a   Zhang, Wending ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Age at first molar emergence; Dental development; Life history; Lufengpithecus lufengensis

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; FOSSIL; HOMINID; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIOCENE; PERIODICITY; TOOTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

AFROPITHECUS TURKANENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; LUFENGPITHECUS; PRIMATES; SIVAPITHECUS;

EID: 38849153011     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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