Brief Communication: Shape analysis of the MT 1 proximal articular surface in fossil hominins and shod and unshod Homo

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 631-637

  Proctor, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

bipedalism; first metatarsal; hallux; hominin

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; FOSSIL HOMINID; FOSSIL HOMININ; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; METATARSAL BONE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARANTHROPUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SHOES;

EID: 78649664249     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21404     Document Type: Article

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