On manual proportions and pad-to-pad precision grasping in Australopithecus afarensis

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-92

  Almécija, Sergio ^a,b   Alba, David M ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Australopiths; Early hominins; Hand; Manipulation; Pollical distal phalanx; Postcranial evolution

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HAND BONE; HOMINID; MALE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HAND BONES; HOMINIDAE; MALE;

EID: 84905740904     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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