Evolution of the mandibular third premolar crown in early Australopithecus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 711-730

  Delezene, Lucas K ^a   Kimbel, William H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Australopithecus anamensis; Canine honing complex; Hadar; Kanapoi; Laetoli; Premolar molarisation

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; ETHIOPIA; HADAR; KENYA; LAETOLI; TANZANIA;

ALLIA; ARDIPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS;

EID: 79955475780     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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