The Alpha Taxonomy of Australopithecus africanus

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789400759183, 2013, Pages 73-104

  Grine, Frederick E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Cranium; Dentition; Homo; Makapansgat; Morphology; Paranthropus; Postcranium; Sexual dimorphism; Species; Sterkfontein; Stratigraphy; Taung; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045105720     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5919-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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