Is Homo heidelbergensis a distinct species? New insight on the Mauer mandible

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-246

  Mounier, Aurélien ^a   Marchal, François ^a   Condemi, Silvana ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Concept of species; Hierarchical classification; Homo antecessor; Homo mauritanicus; Homo rhodesiensis; Middle Pleistocene; Neandertal; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PLEISTOCENE; SKULL;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

HOMO ANTECESSOR; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 61849141216     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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