Protostylid expression at the enamel-dentine junction and enamel surface of mandibular molars of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-85

  Skinner, Matthew M ^a,b   Wood, Bernard A ^c   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)

Author keywords

Dental traits; Hominin taxonomy; Micro computed tomography; Tooth morphology

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TOMOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; PARANTHROPUS ROBUSTUS;

EID: 56349113763     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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