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The foot of Homo naledi [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2015
Modern humans are characterized by a highly specialized foot that reflects our obligate bipedalism. Our understanding of hominin foot evolution is, although, hindered by a paucity of well-associated remains.
Bernhard Zipfel, Lee R Berger
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Metatarsophalangeal proportions of Homo naledi

South African Journal of Science, 2019
Post-cranial differences between extant apes and humans include differences in the length, shape and size of bone elements relative to each other; i.e. differences in proportions.
Sarah Traynor, Mark Banghart, Zachary Throckmorton   +2 more
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Distinct mandibular premolar crown morphology in Homo naledi and its implications for the evolution of Homo species in southern Africa [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
Homo naledi displays a combination of features across the skeleton not found in any other hominin taxon, which has hindered attempts to determine its placement within the hominin clade.
Thomas W Davies, Lucas K Delezene, Philipp Gunz   +2 more
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The upper limb of Homo naledi [PDF]

Journal of Human Evolution, 2017
The evolutionary transition from an ape-like to human-like upper extremity occurred in the context of a behavioral shift from an upper limb predominantly involved in locomotion to one adapted for manipulation. Selection for overarm throwing and endurance
Feuerriegel, Elen M; https://orcid.org/, Berger, Lee R, Green, David J; https://orcid.org/, Churchill, Steven E, Hawks, John, Walker, Christopher S, Schmid, Peter   +6 more
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Dental topography and the diet of Homo naledi [PDF]

Journal of Human Evolution, 2018
Though late Middle Pleistocene in age, Homo naledi is characterized by a mosaic of Australopithecus-like (e.g., curved fingers, small brains) and Homo-like (e.g., elongated lower limbs) traits, which may suggest it occupied a unique ecological niche ...
Lucas K. Delezene, Delezene, L., Kornelius Kupczik, Michael A. Berthaume, Berthaume, Michael A., Berthaume, M. ; https://orcid.org/, Kupczik, Kornelius, Delezene, Lucas K., Kupczik, K. ; https://orcid.org/   +8 more
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The skull of Homo naledi

Journal of Human Evolution, 2017
The species Homo naledi was recently named from specimens recovered from the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. This large skeletal sample lacks associated faunal material and currently does not have a known chronological ...
Garvin, Heather M, Berger, Lee R, de Ruiter, Darryl J, Radovčić, Davorka, Musiba, Charles M, Laird, Myra F, Schroeder, Lauren, Scott, Jill E, Dembo, Mana, Ackermann, Rebecca R, Hawks, John, Schmid, Peter   +11 more
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The thigh and leg of Homo naledi [PDF]

Journal of Human Evolution, 2017
This paper describes the 108 femoral, patellar, tibial, and fibular elements of a new species of Homo (Homo naledi) discovered in the Dinaledi chamber of the Rising Star cave system in South Africa.
Desilva, Jeremy M., Holliday, Trenton W, Wei, Pianpian, Berger, Lee R, MARCHI, DAMIANO, Churchill, Steven E, Walker, Christopher S   +6 more
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The vertebrae and ribs of Homo naledi

Journal of Human Evolution, 2017
Hominin evolution featured shifts from a trunk shape suitable for climbing and housing a large gut to a trunk adapted to bipedalism and higher quality diets.
Williams, Scott, Churchill, Steven, Williams, Scott A., García Martínez, Daniel, García-Martínez, Daniel, Berger, Lee, Nalla, Shahed; https://orcid.org/, Churchill, Steven E, Meyer, Marc R, Bastir, Markus, Schmid, Peter, Churchill, Steven E., Berger, Lee R., Meyer, Marc, Berger, Lee R, Williams, Scott A, Nalla, Shahed, Meyer, Marc R., Hawks, John   +18 more
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Relative tooth size, Bayesian inference, and Homo naledi [PDF]

American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2021
Objectives: Size-corrected tooth crown measurements were used to estimate phenetic affinities among Homo naledi (~335–236 ka) and 11 other Plio-Pleistocene and recent species. To assess further their efficacy, and identify dental evolutionary trends, the
Irish, JD, Grabowski, M
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An initial report of circa 241,000- to 335,000-year-old rock engravings and their relation to Homo naledi in the Rising Star cave system, South Africa [PDF]

eLife
The production of painted, etched, or engraved designs on cave walls or other surfaces is recognized as a major cognitive step in human evolution.
Lee R Berger, John Hawks, Agustín Fuentes, Dirk Van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Maropeng Mpete, Samuel Nkwe, Keneiloe Molopyane   +7 more
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