title: Early pliocene hominid tooth from Galili, Somali Region, Ethiopia.
abstract: A fossil hominid tooth was discovered during survey at Galili, Somali region, Ethiopia. The geological and faunal context indicate an Early Pliocene age. The specimen (GLL 33) consists of an almost complete lower right third molar likely representing a male individual of advanced age-at-death. Its comparative metrical, morphological and (micro)structural analysis (supported by a microtomographic record) suggests a tentative taxonomic allocation to Australopithecus cf A. afarensis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Géobiologie, Biochronologie et Paléontologie Humaine, CNRS UMR 6046, Université de Poitiers, France. Roberto.Macchiarelli@univ-poitiers.fr
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macchiarelli
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bondioli
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faupl
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Illerhaus
authors.forename: Ottmar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kullmer
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Hasen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sandrock
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urbanek
authors.forename: Bence T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: Gerhard W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seidler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005002:Ethiopia; D005580:Fossils; D015186:Hominidae / Q000145:classification*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010161:Paleodontology / Q000379:methods