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New techniques for old bones: Morphometric and diffeomorphometric analysis of the bony labyrinth of the Reilingen and Ehringsdorf Neandertals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils.
Alessandro Urciuoli, Julia Diez‐Valero, Ignacio Martínez, Rolf Quam, Brian A. Keeling, Nicole M. Webb, Mercedes Conde‐Valverde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent origin of low trabecular bone density in modern humans [PDF]

, 2014
Humans are unique, compared with our closest living relatives (chimpanzees) and early fossil hominins, in having an enlarged body size and lower limb joint surfaces in combination with a relatively gracile skeleton (i.e., lower bone mass for our body ...
Bernhard Zipfel, Brian G. Richmond, Christopher B. Ruff, Cowgill, Eaton, Habiba Chirchir, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Kristian J. Carlson, Ruff, Ruff, Tracy L. Kivell, Trinkaus   +11 more
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto, João Felipe Leal Kaiuca, Adriana Itatí Olivares, William Corrêa Tavares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetation context and climatic limits of the Early Pleistocene hominin dispersal in Europe [PDF]

, 2010
The vegetation and the climatic context in which the first hominins entered and dispersed in Europe during the Early Pleistocene are reconstructed, using literature review and a new climatic simulation. Both in situ fauna and in situ pollen at the twelve
Arpe, K, Leroy, SAG, Mikolajewicz, U
core   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomy and origin of authochthonous late Pleistocene forced regression deposits, east Coromandel inner shelf, New Zealand: implications for the development and definition of the regressive systems tract [PDF]

, 2004
High-resolution seismic reflection data from the east Coromandel coast, New Zealand, provide details of the sequence stratigraphy beneath an autochthonous, wave dominated inner shelf margin during the late Quaternary (0-140 ka). Since c.
Bard E., Bard E., Bond G., Bradshaw B. E., Bradshaw B. E., Browne G. H., Chappell J., Chiocci F. L., Dansgaard W., Davis R. A., Emery D., Hart B. S., Haywick D. W., Hernández‐Molina F. J., Hunt D., Hunt D., Kitamura A., Kolla V., Kolla V., Marks G. P., Marshall J. F., Martinson D. G., Mellere D., Mitchum R. M., Morton R. A., Naish T., Nummedal D., Plint A. G., Plint A. G., Plint A. G., Plint A. G., Pomar L., Posamentier H. W., Posamentier H. W., Posamentier H. W., Roy P. S., Roy P. S., Saul G., Schofield J. C., Shackleton N. J., Tesson M. R., Thom B. G., Thom B. G., Thom B. G., Thrasher G. P., Trincardi F., Vail P. R., Van Wagoner J. C., Van Wagoner J. C., Wright I. C., Wright I. C.   +50 more
core   +2 more sources

Osteohistology of two phorusrhacids reveals uninterrupted growth strategy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Phorusrhacidae were apex predators that primarily dominated South America ecosystems for at least 40 million years with their imposing size and predatory lifestyle—yet some aspects of their biology remain poorly understood. Osteohistology is a tool for understanding growth dynamics and biomechanical adaptations.
Lotta Dreyer, Christian Cooper, Jingmai O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Acheuleans, two humankinds. From 1.5 to 0.85 Ma at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopian highlands) [PDF]

, 2017
The Acheulean is the longest-lasting human cultural record, spanning approximately 1.5 Ma and three continents. The most comprehensive sequences are found in East Africa, where, in large-scale syntheses, the Lower Pleistocene Acheulean (LPA) has often ...
Gallotti, Rosalia, Mussi, Margherita
core   +1 more source

Groundwater salinization under the influence of paleo sea-level fluctuation: a case study in southern Laizhou Bay, China

Frontiers in Marine Science
The groundwater environment in low-lying coastal regions is significantly impacted by global sea-level fluctuation. In Laizhou Bay, three large-scale transgressions have occurred since the late Pleistocene, resulting in the transformation of ancient ...
Zhen Cui, Zhen Cui, Guangquan Chen, Shenliang Chen, Hongjun Yu, Keke Chen, Baichuan Ran, Tengfei Fu, Wenzhe Lyu, Yancheng Wang, Xueyan Jiang, Xihuang Zhong   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source