Morpohology of the bony vestibule in neanderthals and the Sima de los Huesos Hominins: a comparative morphometric analysis

Julia Diez-Valero, Ignacio Martínez, Alessandro Urciuoli, Brian A. Keeling, Rolf Quam, José-Miguel Carretero, Mercedes Conde-Valverde

Supplementary Material · ESHE 2026 P015

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