Mandibular molar root morphology in Neanderthals and Late Pleistocene and recent Homo sapiens

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 525-541

  Kupczik, Kornelius ^a   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aterian Homo sapiens; Dental morphology; Homo neanderthalensis; Microtomography; Taurodontism; Tooth function

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EVOLUTION; IMAGING METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEANDERTHAL; PLEISTOCENE; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH; VISUALIZATION;

HOMO SAPIENS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 77958189205     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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