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J. M. Bermudez de Castro, J. L. Arsuaga, E. Carbonell, A. Rosas, I. Martinez, and M. Mosquera
A hominid from the lower Pleistocene of Atapuerca, Spain; possible ancestor to Neandertals and modern humans
Science (May 1997), 276(5317):1392-1395

Index Terms/Descriptors:
anthropology; biologic evolution; bones; Burgos Spain; Castile Spain; Castilla y Leon Spain; Cenozoic; Chordata; Europe; Eutheria; fossil man; Hominidae; Homo; Homo antecessor; Homo sapiens; Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Iberian Peninsula; jaws; lower Pleistocene; Mammalia; morphology; new taxa; Old Castile Spain; Pleistocene; Primates; Quaternary; Sierra de Atapuerca; skull; Southern Europe; Spain; teeth; Tetrapoda; Theria; Vertebrata

Latitude & Longitude:
N41°30'00" - N43°15'00" and W4°20'00" - W2°30'00" (Search for maps and images at Alexandria Digital Library)
N40°05'00" - N43°30'00" and W5°45'00" - W1°50'00" (Search for maps and images at Alexandria Digital Library)

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