Long anterior mandibular tooth roots in Neanderthals are not the result of their large jaws

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 667-681

  Le Cabec, Adeline ^a,b   Kupczik, Kornelius ^a,c   Gunz, Philipp ^a   Braga, José ^b   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Canine; Incisor; Mandibular symphysis; Micro CT; Pleistocene Homo

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; FOSSIL; NEANDERTHAL; PLEISTOCENE; SHAPE; SIZE STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 84867457904     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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