Modern or distinct axial bauplan in early hominins? A reply to Williams (2012)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 557-559

  Haeusler, Martin ^a,b   Regula, Schiess ^a   Thomas, Boeni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Axial skeleton; Early hominids; Facet joint orientation; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; HOMINID; SKELETON;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 84865559964     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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