New dating of the Homo erectus cranium from Lantian (Gongwangling), China

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-157

  Zhu, Zhao Yu ^a,b   Dennell, Robin ^c   Huang, Wei Wen ^d   Wu, Yi ^a,b   Rao, Zhi Guo ^a   Qiu, Shi Fan ^a   Xie, Jiu Bing ^a   Liu, Wu ^d   Fu, Shu Qing ^a   Han, Jiang Wei ^a   Zhou, Hou Yun ^a   Ou Yang, Ting Ping ^a   Li, Hua Mei ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Lantian Homo erectus; Palaeomagnetism; Re dating; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DATING METHOD; FOSSIL; HOMINID; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSOL; STRATIGRAPHY;

CHINA; LANTIAN; SHAANXI;

HOMO ERECTUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHINA; FOSSIL; HOMINID; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SKULL;

ANIMALS; CHINA; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SKULL;

EID: 84919642020     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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