Testing hypotheses of dietary reconstruction from buccal dental microwear in Australopithecus afarensis

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 739-750

  Estebaranz, F ^a   Martinez L M ^a   Galbany, J ^a   Turbon D ^a   Perez Perez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Buccal dental microwear; Diet; Ecology

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HOMINOIDEA;

EID: 70449722775     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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