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New hominin dental remains from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa

Annals of Human Biology, 2023
Background The Drimolen Palaeocave site is situated within the UNESCO Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa World Heritage Area and has yielded numerous hominin fossils since its discovery in 1992.
A. B. Leece, J. M. Martin, S. Baker, C. Wilson, D. S. Strait, G. T. Schwartz, A. I. R. Herries   +6 more
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Unfused transverse foramen of the atlas vertebra in the Neandertal lineage fossils

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract In anatomically modern humans, the atlas can display an unfused transverse foramen (UTF) but currently the presence of UTF in the Neandertal lineage is uncertain due to a scarcity of prevalence studies and no exhaustive record of its presence throughout the entire hominin fossil record.
Asier Gómez‐Olivencia, Mikel Arlegi, Juan José Valenzuela‐Fuenzalida, Mathias Orellana‐Donoso, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Juan A. Sanchis‐Gimeno   +5 more
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The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The social structure of primates has recently been shown to influence the composition of their microbiomes. What is less clear is how primate microbiomes might in turn influence their social behavior, either in general or with particular reference to ...
Robert R. Dunn, Robert R. Dunn, Katherine R. Amato, Elizabeth A. Archie, Mimi Arandjelovic, Alyssa N. Crittenden, Lauren M. Nichols   +6 more
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Patterns of interspecific variation in labial microarchitecture among anthropoid primates and the evolution of the hominin lips

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Comparative histological and semi‐automated image analysis of primate lips: Masson's trichrome‐stained sagittal sections were segmented to quantify the connective tissue, adipose, and muscular components, enabling interspecific comparisons of labial architecture.
Liat Rotenstreich, Kfir Eliyahu, Nir Edery, Lior Moss, Saleem Eben Bari, Assaf Marom   +5 more
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Laetoli footprints preserve earliest direct evidence of human-like bipedal biomechanics.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundDebates over the evolution of hominin bipedalism, a defining human characteristic, revolve around whether early bipeds walked more like humans, with energetically efficient extended hind limbs, or more like apes with flexed hind limbs.
David A Raichlen, Adam D Gordon, William E H Harcourt-Smith, Adam D Foster, Wm Randall Haas   +4 more
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Papio Cranium from the Hominin-Bearing Site of Malapa: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Baboon Cranial Morphology and South African Plio-Pleistocene Biochronology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
A new partial cranium (UW 88-886) of the Plio-Pleistocene baboon Papio angusticeps from Malapa is identified, described and discussed. UW 88-886 represents the only non-hominin primate yet recovered from Malapa and is important both in the context of ...
Christopher C Gilbert, Christine M Steininger, Christine M Steininger, Job M Kibii, Lee R Berger   +4 more
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Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates ontogenetic changes in human scapular morphology using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics with whole‐bone and region‐specific analyses. The aim is to evaluate whether the scapula follows a regular developmental pattern and whether its functionally distinct components, the scapular spine (SS) and glenoid fossa ...
Azahara Salazar‐Fernández, José Miguel Carretero, Laura Rodríguez, Rebeca García‐González   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earliest Olduvai hominins exploited unstable environments ~ 2 million years ago

Nature Communications, 2021
Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania is a key site for understanding early human evolution. Here, the authors report a multiproxy dataset from the Western basin of Oldupai Gorge dating to 2 million years ago, enabling the in situ comparison of lithic assemblages ...
Julio Mercader, Pam Akuku, Nicole Boivin, Revocatus Bugumba, Pastory Bushozi, Alfredo Camacho, Tristan Carter, Siobhán Clarke, Arturo Cueva-Temprana, Paul Durkin, Julien Favreau, Kelvin Fella, Simon Haberle, Stephen Hubbard, Jamie Inwood, Makarius Itambu, Samson Koromo, Patrick Lee, Abdallah Mohammed, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Lucas Olesilau, Robert Patalano, Patrick Roberts, Susan Rule, Palmira Saladie, Gunnar Siljedal, María Soto, Jonathan Umbsaar, Michael Petraglia   +28 more
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Dental caries in South African fossil hominins

South African Journal of Science, 2021
Once considered rare in fossil hominins, caries has recently been reported in several hominin species, requiring a new assessment of this condition during human evolution.
Ian Towle, Joel D. Irish, Isabelle De Groote, Christianne Fernée, Carolina Loch   +4 more
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The petrotympanic canal (Huguier canal): Evolutionary, anatomical, and medical perspectives

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The petrotympanic canal, traditionally referred to as Civinini's or Huguier's canal, represents an anatomical passage connecting the middle ear and temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Despite its early description, its structural complexity and functional significance have often been underestimated. In this study, we combined historical, anatomical,
Andrea Papini, Nicola Montemurro, Ferdinando Paternostro, Immacolata Belviso, Massimo Galli, Petra Martini, Licia Uccelli, Jacopo Moggi‐Cecchi, Gregorio Oxilia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source