Who ate OH80 (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)? A geometric-morphometric analysis of surface bone modifications of a Paranthropus boisei skeleton

@article{Aramendi2019WhoAO,
  title={Who ate OH80 (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)? A geometric-morphometric analysis of surface bone modifications of a Paranthropus boisei skeleton},
  author={Julia Aramendi and Mari Carmen Arriaza and Jos{\'e} Yravedra and Miguel {\'A}ngel Mat{\'e}-Gonz{\'a}lez and Mar{\'i}a Cruz Ortega and Lloyd A. Courtenay and Diego Gonz{\'a}lez-Aguilera and Agness O. Gidna and Audax Z. P. Mabulla and Enrique Baquedano and Manuel Dom{\'i}nguez‐Rodrigo},
  journal={Quaternary International},
  year={2019}
}
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