New fossils of Australopithecus anamensis from Kanapoi, West Turkana, Kenya (2003-2008)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-524

  Ward, C V ^a   Manthi, F K ^b   Plavcan, J M ^c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus anamensis; Dentition; Kanapoi; New fossils

Indexed keywords

CANID; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DENTITION; DIMORPHISM; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; TURKANA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; KANAPOI; KENYA; MALE; MANDIBLE; NEW FOSSILS; ODONTOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; TOOTH;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS ANAMENSIS; DENTITION; KANAPOI; NEW FOSSILS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; KENYA; MALE; MANDIBLE; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH;

EID: 84885389249     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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