Three-dimensional analysis of mandibular dental root morphology in hominoids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-154

  Emonet, Edouard Georges ^a   Tafforeau, Paul ^b   Chaimanee, Yaowalak ^c   Guy, Franck ^a   de Bonis, Louis ^a   Koufos, George ^d   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c DMR   (Thailand)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Dentition; Geometric morphometrics; Khoratpithecus; Ouranopithecus; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOOTH;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; KHORATPITHECUS PIRIYAI; OURANOPITHECUS; OURANOPITHECUS MACEDONIENSIS;

EID: 84855194959     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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