Tempo and mode in hominid evolution

John E. Cronin; Noel T. Boaz; Christopher B. Stringer; Yoel Rak

doi:10.1038/292113a0

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Punctuated equilibriumLineage (genetic)Human evolutionBiological evolutionFossil RecordEvolutionary biologyPunctuationMacroevolutionPaleontologyEvolution of mammalsBiologyPhylogeneticsPhilosophyLinguistics

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Year: 1981
Type: review
Volume: 292
Issue: 5819
Pages: 113-122
Citations: 124
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                                    John E. Cronin, 
                                
                                    Noel T. Boaz, 
                                
                                    Christopher B. Stringer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1981). 
                            Tempo and mode in hominid evolution. 
                            Nature
                            , 292
                            (5819)
                            , 113-122.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/292113a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/292113a0