Estimating the age and affinities of Homo naledi

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 111, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages

  Thackeray, J Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Least squares linear regression; Morphometric analysis; Plio Pleistocene; Rising Star

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948973511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0124     Document Type: Letter

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