On the fallacy of using orthogenetic models of rectilinear change in arvicolid teeth for estimating the age of the first human settlements in Western Europe

Historical Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 734-752

  Palmqvist, Paul ^a   Duval, Mathieu ^b,c   Diéguez, Antonio ^a   Ros Montoya, Sergio ^a,d   Espigares, Ma Patrocinio ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Museo de Prehistoria y Paleontología Josep Gibert   (Spain)

Author keywords

biostratigraphy; Early Pleistocene; hasty generalisation; Mimomys savini; numerical dating; orthogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PLEISTOCENE; TOOTH;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; GUADIX-BAZA BASIN; ORCE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARVICOLINAE; FILICOPHYTA; HOMINIDAE; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MIMOMYS; MURIDAE;

EID: 84945467557     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2015.1025390     Document Type: Article

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