Unique dental morphology of Homo floresiensis and its evolutionary implications

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Kaifu, Yousuke ^a,b   Kono, Reiko T ^a   Sutikna, Thomas ^c,d   Saptomo, Emanuel Wahyu ^c,d   Jatmiko, ^c,d   Awe, Rokus Due ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d National Research and Development Centre for Archaeology   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOSSIL HOMINID; HOMINID; HOMO FLORESIENSIS; LOWER PLEISTOCENE; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSIL; MALE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; MALE; TOOTH;

EID: 84957585088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141614     Document Type: Article

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