The evolution of cranial form in mid-Pleistocene Homo

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages

  Rightmire, G Philip ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BRAIN; CRANIUM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; PLEISTOCENE;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

CRANIA; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 84859505231     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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