A Homo habilis maxilla and other newly-discovered hominid fossils from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 418-428

  Clarke, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hominid maxilla; OH 65

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; OLDUVAI GORGE; TANZANIA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO HABILIS; PARANTHROPUS BOISEI;

EID: 84864533212     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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