Geometric morphometric analysis of the crown morphology of the lower first premolar of hominins, with special attention to Pleistocene Homo

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 627-638

  Gómez Robles, Aida ^a   Martinón Torres, María ^a   Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^a   Prado, Leyre ^a   Sarmiento, Susana ^a   Arsuaga, Juan Luis ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b Centro UCM ISCIII para la Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Dental anthropology; Middle Pleistocene European populations; Procrustes superimposition

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PLEISTOCENE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS; PARANTHROPUS;

EID: 51349166555     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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