Evolution of M1 crown size and cusp proportions in the genus Homo

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 655-670

  Quam, Rolf ^a,b   Bailey, Shara ^c,d   Wood, Bernard ^e  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^e THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp proportions; Hominin; Homo; Molar

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; CROWN SIZE; FOSSIL HUMAN; GENUS; HOMO ANTECESSOR; HOMO ERECTUS SENSU STRICTO; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METACONE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PARACONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; ANIMAL; CANINE TOOTH; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMO ANTECESSOR; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS; PARANTHROPUS;

ANIMALS; CUSPID; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOLAR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEODONTOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 65449166015     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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