Microtomographic archive of fossil hominin specimens from Kromdraai B, South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 434-447

  Skinner, Matthew M ^a,b   Kivell, Tracy L ^b   Potze, Stephany ^c   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DITSONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Crania; Dentition; Homo; MicroCT; Paranthropus; Postcrania

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DENTITION; FOSSIL; HOMINID; TOMOGRAPHY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

GAUTENG; KROMDRAAI; SOUTH AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; CRANIA; PARANTHROPUS;

EID: 84875888845     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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