The Gran Dolina-TD6 human fossil remains and the origin of neanderthals

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789400704916, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^a   Martinón Torres, María ^a   Gómez Robles, Aida ^a   Margvelashvili, Ann ^a   Arsuaga, Juan Luis ^b   Carretero, José Miguel ^c   Martinez, Ignacio ^d   Sarmiento, Susana ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Homo antecessor; Human evolution; Phylogenetic analysis; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873450132     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0492-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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