Enamel extension rate patterns in modern human teeth: Two approaches designed to establish an integrated comparative context for fossil primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 475-486

  Guatelli Steinberg, Debbie ^a   Floyd, Bruce A ^b   Dean, M Christopher ^c   Reid, Donald J ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental development; Enamel; Extension rate; Hominin; Teeth

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTITION; ENAMEL; FOSSIL; HOMINID; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRIMATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84865542036     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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