The brain morphology of Homo Liujiang cranium fossil by three-dimensional computed tomography

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2513-2519

  Wu, Xiujie ^a   Liu, Wu ^a   Dong, Wei ^a   Que, Jiemin ^b   Wang, Yanfang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Computed tomography; Endocranial capacity; Homo; Liujiang

Indexed keywords

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 49749136946     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0263-z     Document Type: Article

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