Buccal dental microwear analyses support greater specialization in consumption of hard foodstuffs for Australopithecus anamensis

Journal of Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-185

  Estebaranz, Ferran ^a   Galbany, Jordi ^a   Martinez, Laura M ^a   Turbón, Daniel ^a   Pérez Pérez, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Australopithecus anamensis; Buccal microwear; Diet; Fallback food; Feeding ecology; Hominin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSIL; FRUIT; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POACEAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASON; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ARCHAEOLOGY; DIET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSILS; FRUIT; HOMINIDAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POACEAE; SEASONS; SEEDS; TOOTH; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84869215628     PISSN: 18274765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4436/JASS.90006     Document Type: Article

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