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Science 16 December 1977:
Vol. 198. no. 4322, pp. 1155 - 1157
DOI: 10.1126/science.412252
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Science, Vol 198, Issue 4322, 1155-1157
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Hominoid enamel prism patterns

DG Gantt, D Pilbeam, and GP Steward

Analysis of enamel prism patterns in a selected series of extant hominoids reveals that pongids have a pattern distinctively different from that of Homo sapiens. The pattern for a Miocene hominoid, Ramapithecus, is very similar to that seen in Homo sapiens. The finding allows a new approach to the evaluation of isolated teeth.


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D.G. Gantt (1979)
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Australopithecine enamel prism patterns.
E. Vrba and F. Grine (1978)
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