Partial hominin tibia (StW 396) from Sterkfontein, South Africa

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn 44, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-75

  Zipfel, Bernhard ^a   Berger, Lee R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australopithecus africanus; Hominin; Sterkfontein; Tibia

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS;

EID: 84991769497     PISSN: 00788554     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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