Is the suprainiac fossa a Neandertal autapomorphy? A complementary external and internal investigation

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Balzeau, Antoine ^a,b   Rougier, Hélène ^c,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Diploic layer; Growth and development; Homology; Occipital bone; Tabular tables

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BONE; CRANIUM; FOSSIL; GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; NEANDERTHAL; SHAPE;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70549090014     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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