Modern or distinct axial bauplan in early hominins? Comments on Haeusler et al. (2011)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 552-556

  Williams, Scott A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Bipedalism; Diaphragmatic vertebra; Homo erectus; Modern human variation

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; HOMINID;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 84863394348     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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