Cervical and crown outline analysis of worn Neanderthal and modern human lower second deciduous molars

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-546

  Benazzi, Stefano ^a   Fornai, Cinzia ^b   Buti, Laura ^c   Toussaint, Michel ^d   Mallegni, Francesco ^e   Ricci, Stefano ^f   Gruppioni, Giorgio ^c   Weber, Gerhard W ^b   Condemi, Silvana ^g   Ronchitelli, Annamaria ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Service Public de Wallonie   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^g AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

crown and cervical outlines; deciduous teeth; geometric morphometrics; wear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 84869489153     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22155     Document Type: Article

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