The Olduvai Hominid 8 foot: Adult or subadult?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 418-423

  DeSilva, Jeremy M ^a   Zipfel, Bernhard ^b   Van Arsdale, Adam P ^c   Tocheri, Matthew W ^d  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiphyseal fusion; Homo habilis; Metatarsals

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; PLEISTOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO HABILIS;

EID: 77952741388     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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