I describe an adult female skeleton (#Yo3-96) from the Yokem Mound skeletal series that had microcephaly; mild micrognathia; a broad nasal bridge; orbital hypertelorism; hypoplasia of the first metacarpals; pes planus; anomalies of the cervical spine, ribs, and sternum; and delayed epiphyseal remode
A possible case of spondyloarthropathy in a prehistoric Japanese skeleton
β Scribed by K. Inoue; W. Takigawa; M. Sato; M. Kumagai; Y. Dodo; K. Katayama
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1002 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-482X
- DOI
- 10.1002/oa.768
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