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Hominins living on the sedge [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
The evolution of C4 photosynthesis was a signal shift in the history of life on Earth, including at least 50 independent origins in 19 families of higher plants (1). Today, C4 plants account for a quarter of the primary productivity on the planet despite representing a small fraction (∼3%) of the estimated 250,000 land plant species (2). Most C4 plants
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The taxonomy of Sahelanthropus tchadensis from a craniometric perspective [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Sahelanthropus tchadensis has raised much debate since its initial discovery in Chad in 2001, given its controversial classification as the earliest representative of the hominin lineage.
WALTER NEVES, GABRIEL ROCHA, MARIA H. SENGER, MARK HUBBE   +3 more
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Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

eLife, 2015
We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin remains have been recovered from at least 15 individuals, representing ...
Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger, Eric M Roberts, Jan D Kramers, John Hawks, Patrick S Randolph-Quinney, Marina Elliott, Charles M Musiba, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Peter Schmid, Lucinda R Backwell, Georgy A Belyanin, Pedro Boshoff, K Lindsay Hunter, Elen M Feuerriegel, Alia Gurtov, James du G Harrison, Rick Hunter, Ashley Kruger, Hannah Morris, Tebogo V Makhubela, Becca Peixotto, Steven Tucker   +23 more
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New opportunities rising

eLife, 2017
More fossil specimens and an eagerly awaited age for Homo naledi raise new questions and open fresh opportunities for paleoanthropologists.
Jessica C Thompson
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Possible Pleistocene hominin tracks from South Africa’s west coast

South African Journal of Science, 2022
Two probable tracks have been identified on the ceiling of a small overhang in the Pleistocene Langebaan Formation on South Africa’s west coast. They may have been made by a hominin trackmaker.
Charles W. Helm, Hayley C. Cawthra, Jan C. De Vynck, Rudolf Hattingh, Martin G. Lockley   +4 more
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The genomic health of ancient hominins [PDF]

Human Biology, 2017
Abstract The genomes of ancient humans, Neandertals, and Denisovans contain many alleles that influence disease risks. Using genotypes at 3180 disease-associated loci, we estimated the disease burden of 147 ancient genomes. After correcting for missing data, genetic risk scores were generated for nine disease categories and the set of ...
Berens, Ali J., Cooper, Taylor L., Lachance, Joseph   +2 more
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Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains

Annals of Human Biology
Context This review paper captures the topics and discussions during a workshop held in April 2023 in Minden, Nevada, USA regarding the study of pre-adult hominin fossil specimens.Objective Perspectives from diverse academic fields were merged to ...
Debra R. Bolter, Noel Cameron, Christopher A. Wolfe, Julia C. Boughner, Patrick Mahoney, Lawrence Schell, Tesla A. Monson, Keneiloe Molopyane, Lee Berger, Robin Bernstein, Steven E. Churchill, Sarah Elton, John Hawks, Angeline B. Leece, Jill Pruetz, Kyra E. Stull   +15 more
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Hominin Response to Oscillations in Climate and Local Environments During the Mid‐Pleistocene Climate Transition in Northern China

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Archeological evidence from loess sediments from Shangchen on the southeastern Chinese Loess Plateau indicates a suspension of hominin occupation around the time of the early mid‐Pleistocene climate transition, prompting a re‐assessment of climate ...
Bin Zhou, Zhe Wang, Xiangchun Xu, Yang Pang, Michael I. Bird, Bin Wang, Michael E. Meadows, David Taylor   +7 more
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Evolution of Spinopelvic Alignment in Hominins [PDF]

The Anatomical Record, 2017
ABSTRACTSpinopelvic alignment refers to the interaction between pelvic orientation, spinal curvatures, and the line of gravity. In a healthy modern human, this alignment is characterized by reciprocal curves/orientation of the sacrum, lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, and cervical lordosis.
Been, Ella, Gómez-Olivencia, Asier, Shefi, Sara, Soudack, M., Bastir, Markus, Barash, Alon   +5 more
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New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa

eLife, 2017
The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi.
John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Eric M Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M Garvin, Scott A Williams, Lucas K Delezene, Elen M Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L Kivell, Myra F Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M DeSilva, Shara E Bailey, Juliet K Brophy, Marc R Meyer, Matthew M Skinner, Matthew W Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S Walker, Timothy L Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger   +37 more
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