Craniofacial biomechanics and functional and dietary inferences in hominin paleontology

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-308

  Grine, Frederick E ^a   Judex, Stefan ^b   Daegling, David J ^c   Ozcivici, Engin ^b   Ungar, Peter S ^d   Teaford, Mark F ^e   Sponheimer, Matt ^f   Scott, Jessica ^d   Scott, Robert S ^g   Walker, Alan ^h  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Australopithecus africanus; Biomechanics; Diet; Enamel chipping; Finite element analysis; Finite element model; Microwear texture analysis; Molar; Phylogenetic constraint; Premolar; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; ENAMEL; EXTINCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODELING; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 77952951562     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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