Homo floresiensis: a cladistic analysis

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 623-639

  Argue, D ^a   Morwood, M J ^b   Sutikna, T ^c,d   Jatmiko, ^c   Saptomo, E W ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c Indonesian Centre for Archaeology   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Australopithecus africanus; Cladistic analysis; Dmanisi; Homo erectus; Homo ergaster; Homo floresiensis; Homo habilis; Homo rudolfensis; Homo sapiens

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; NEW SPECIES; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO FLORESIENSIS; HOMO HABILIS; HOMO RUDOLFENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 70449106232     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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