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Reappraising the palaeobiology of Australopithecus
Nature, 2023The naming of Australopithecus africanus in 1925, based on the Taung Child, heralded a new era in human evolutionary studies and turned the attention of the then Eurasian-centric palaeoanthropologists to Africa, albeit with reluctance. Almost one hundred years later, Africa is recognized as the cradle of humanity, where the entire evolutionary history ...
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Limb-size proportions in Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus
Journal of Human Evolution, 2007Previous analyses have suggested that Australopithecus africanus possessed more apelike limb proportions than Australopithecus afarensis. However, due to the errors involved in estimating limb length and body size, support for this conclusion has been limited. In this study, we use a new Monte Carlo method to (1) test the hypothesis that A.
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American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1973
AbstractA biomechanical analysis of the pelvic and femoral samples available forAustralopithecusis presented. No feature of these samples was found to distinguish their gait pattern from that of modern man or to differ in the two presently recognized allomorphs ofAustralopithecus.Morphological differences betweenAustralopithecusand modern man appear to
C O, Lovejoy, K G, Heiple, A H, Burstein
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AbstractA biomechanical analysis of the pelvic and femoral samples available forAustralopithecusis presented. No feature of these samples was found to distinguish their gait pattern from that of modern man or to differ in the two presently recognized allomorphs ofAustralopithecus.Morphological differences betweenAustralopithecusand modern man appear to
C O, Lovejoy, K G, Heiple, A H, Burstein
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Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, 2013
Australopithecus in Ethiopia is currently represented by three species: Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus garhi ranging in age from about 4.2 to 2.5 Ma. The genus is encountered from Hadar and environs in the North to Fejej in the southernmost part of the country.
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Australopithecus in Ethiopia is currently represented by three species: Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus garhi ranging in age from about 4.2 to 2.5 Ma. The genus is encountered from Hadar and environs in the North to Fejej in the southernmost part of the country.
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The diet of Australopithecus sediba
Nature, 2012Specimens of Australopithecus sediba from the site of Malapa, South Africa (dating from approximately 2 million years (Myr) ago) present a mix of primitive and derived traits that align the taxon with other Australopithecus species and with early Homo. Although much of the available cranial and postcranial material of Au. sediba has been described, its
Henry, A. ; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-4199 +8 more
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Protostylid variation in Australopithecus
Journal of Human Evolution, 2004Recent advances in computed tomography (CT) and genetics provide new insights into the morphology and biology of anatomical traits, particularly in the dentition. As we move towards a fuller understanding of the genetic and developmental bases for dental traits, we need to reassess the taxonomic and evolutionary variation of established characters ...
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2019
The early hominin (Ardipithecus and Australopithecus) fossil record contains over 100 preserved vertebral elements (n = 107; approximately half of which are well-preserved), ~65% of which have not been described since the turn of the millennium. Many are fragments, some for which detailed descriptions are pending (e.g., those of Australopithecus ...
Scott A. Williams, Marc R. Meyer
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The early hominin (Ardipithecus and Australopithecus) fossil record contains over 100 preserved vertebral elements (n = 107; approximately half of which are well-preserved), ~65% of which have not been described since the turn of the millennium. Many are fragments, some for which detailed descriptions are pending (e.g., those of Australopithecus ...
Scott A. Williams, Marc R. Meyer
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A Biomechanical Interpretation of the Pelvis of Australopithecus
Folia Primatologica, 1972Dart’s model of the Makapan ilium in a Bushman pelvis showed their morphological similarities in size and shape. The structural differences of the ilia have important implications for locomotion that are revealed by biomechanical reconstruction. These features relate to the ability of the anterior of the gluteus medius-minimus muscle complex to produce
A L, Zihlman, W S, Hunter
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Metacarpal proportions in Australopithecus africanus
Journal of Human Evolution, 2008Recent work has shown that, despite being craniodentally more derived, Australopithecus africanus had more apelike limb-size proportions than A. afarensis. Here, we test whether the A. africanus hand, as judged by metacarpal shaft and articular proportions, was similarly apelike. More specifically, did A.
David J, Green, Adam D, Gordon
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Nature, 1930
THE little fossil ape skull that was found at Taungs five years ago is, in the opinion of many, the most important fossil ever discovered. It is manifestly the remains of an anthropoid ape somewhat allied to the chimpanzee, and of about the same size. But it differs from both it and the gorilla in a large number of characters, and in almost all these ...
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THE little fossil ape skull that was found at Taungs five years ago is, in the opinion of many, the most important fossil ever discovered. It is manifestly the remains of an anthropoid ape somewhat allied to the chimpanzee, and of about the same size. But it differs from both it and the gorilla in a large number of characters, and in almost all these ...
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