Reconstructing birth in Australopithecus sediba
PLoS ONE, 2019 Hominin birth mechanics have been examined and debated from limited and often fragmentary fossil pelvic material. Some have proposed that birth in the early hominin genus Australopithecus was relatively easy and ape-like, while others have argued for a ...
Natalie M Laudicina, Jeremy M Desilva
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Homo luzonensis and the role of homoplasy in the morphology of hominin insular species. [PDF]
CladisticsAbstract Homo luzonensis lived during the upper Pleistocene in the northern Philippines, east of the Wallace line. The few specimens attributed to this species show a mosaic of plesiomorphies for the genus Homo and apomorphies found in upper Pleistocene Homo species.
Gousset P +4 more
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An identity for the inscrutable Homo habilis. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 3, Page 546-549, March 2026.
Tattersall I.
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Inferences about fossil hominin locomotion through 3D morphometric analysis of wrist ligament insertion sites [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUnderstanding the evolution of wrist anatomy in fossil hominins is essential for reconstructing their locomotor behavior and manipulative capabilities. Traditionally, most studies have focused on bone morphology, overlooking the informative potential of ...
Aroa Casado +9 more
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What the eastern African stone tool evidence tells us about Plio-Pleistocene hominin extinctions [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: ExtinctionThis paper examines the stone tool evidence associated with extinctions among Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo in Eastern Africa between 0.8 and 3.5 Ma.
John J. Shea
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Origins and Evolution of Imagination, From Australopithecus to Modern-Day Deep Learning. [PDF]
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn SciFrom Australopithecus to deep learning, this update traces how imaginative generativity, vivid mental imagery, and recombines memory into novel scenarios that evolved as a survival engine shaping consciousness, culture, and even today's AI. ABSTRACT Where does imagination come from?
Sidhu KK, Roy R, D'Angiulli A.
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Rib Cross-Sectional Mineralized Area in Early Pleistocene Hominins: Insights From the Homo antecessor and H. erectus s. l. Fossil Record. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives Rib cross‐sectional mineralized area provides valuable insights into mechanical loading and bone growth and remodeling. Given the scarcity of Early Pleistocene costal remains in the context of human evolution, we aimed to study the cross‐sectional anatomy of fossil ribs from that period and compare them to a modern human ontogenetic
López-Rey JM +6 more
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Integrating mandibular evidence to assess morphological variation of the Australopithecus afarensis maxilla. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Geometric morphometric analyses are used to explore variation of maxillary dental arcades of Australopithecus afarensis, expanding on the work of Hanegraef and Spoor, 2025 (Morphological variation of the Australopithecus afarensis maxilla.
Hanegraef H, David R, Spoor F.
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Bipedalism or bipedalisms: The os coxae of StW 573. [PDF]
J AnatThere has been a long debate about the possibility of multiple contemporaneous species of Australopithecus in both eastern and southern Africa, potentially exhibiting different forms of bipedal locomotion. Here, we describe the previously unreported morphology of the os coxae in the 3.67 Ma Australopithecus prometheus StW 573 from Sterkfontein Member 2
Crompton R +15 more
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Complex and diverse patterns of neurocranial development in Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEven though poorly understood, early ontogeny may have influenced the distinct morphologies and behaviors of Homo sapiens, fossil hominins and extant African apes.
José Braga, Z. Alemseged, E. Gilissen
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