Comparative analysis of the trigonid crests patterns in Homo antecessor molars at the enamel and dentine surfaces

Quaternary International

Volumn 433, Issue , 2017, Pages 189-198

  Martínez de Pinillos, Marina ^a   Martinón Torres, María ^a,b,c   Martín Francés, Laura ^a   Arsuaga, Juan Luis ^d,e   Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Homo antecessor; Homo neanderthalensis; Homo sapiens; Microtomography; Sima de los Huesos; Trigonid crest patterns

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTITION; ENAMEL; FOSSIL; NEANDERTHAL; PHYLOGENETICS; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; TAXONOMY;

HOMO ANTECESSOR; HOMO SAPIENS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 84951097352     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.050     Document Type: Article

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