A single lineage in early pleistocene homo: Size variation continuity in early pleistocene homo crania from east africa and georgia

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 841-850

  Van Arsdale, Adam P ^a   Wolpoff, Milford H ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African evolution; Fossils; Homo erectus; Homo habilis; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRANIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; SKULL;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HOMINIDAE; SKULL;

EAST AFRICA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; CRANIA; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO HABILIS; MYA;

EID: 84874751039     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01824.x     Document Type: Article

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