The taxonomic status of KNM-ER 42700: A reply to Baab (2008a)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 747-750

  Spoor, Fred ^a   Leakey, Meave G ^b,c   Antón, Susan C ^d   Leakey, Louise N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Koobi Fora Research Project   (Kenya)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial morphology; Cranial variation; Geometric morphometrics; Homo erectus

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; HOMINID; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 51349139383     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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