Endostructural characterization of the H.heidelbergensis dental remains from the early middle pleistocene site of Tighenif, Algeria

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 293-304

  Zanolli, Clément ^a,b   Mazurier, Arnaud ^c  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Société Etudes Recherches Matériaux CRI Biopole   (France)

Author keywords

Algeria; Early Middle Pleistocene; H.heidelbergensis; Permanent teeth; Structural morphology; Tighenif; Tissue proportions

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; PLEISTOCENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOT; TOOTH;

ALGERIA;

HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 84884418281     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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