New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa [PDF]
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 +37 more
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Functional Morphology of the Scaphoid in Extant African Apes, Humans and Fossil Hominins. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives The morphology of the hominoid scaphoid has played a key role in functional and evolutionary hypotheses related to the emergence of hominin bipedalism and tool use. However, the scaphoid's complex morphology is challenging to comparatively analyze via traditional 2D linear measurements.
Steer NG +5 more
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The immature Homo naledi ilium from the Lesedi Chamber, Rising Star Cave, South Africa
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2022 AbstractObjectivesHomo naledi is represented by abundant remains from the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave system in South Africa. While pelvic elements from the Dinaledi Chamber of the cave are fragmentary, a relatively complete ilium (U.W. 102a–138) was recovered from the Lesedi Chamber.
Zachary Cofran +8 more
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New opportunities rising [PDF]
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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Homo naledi and Pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial Africa [PDF]
eLife, 2017 New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene human evolution in Africa.
Lee R Berger +4 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]
Sci Rep, 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.
Davies TW +6 more
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An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa [PDF]
Annals of Human BiologyBackground Six Homo naledi early juveniles were recovered from U.W. 101 (Dinaledi Chamber), U.W. 102 (Lesedi Chamber), and U.W. 110 in the Rising Star cave system.Aim This paper develops the information for the H.
Juliet K. Brophy +4 more
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Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities. [PDF]
Evol AnthropolABSTRACT Unlike developmental biologists, paleoanthropologists primarily investigate development using skeletal remains, specifically fossilized and already‐formed bones and teeth. Focusing on peri‐ and/or postnatal growth, they reconstruct development from fragmented “snapshots” of individual trajectories at various ontogenetic stages.
Lequin M +5 more
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Endocast morphology of Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2018 Hominin cranial remains from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa, represent multiple individuals of the species Homo naledi. This species exhibits a small endocranial volume comparable to Australopithecus, combined with several aspects of external cranial
Holloway RL +6 more
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Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by <i>Homo naledi</i>. [PDF]
ElifeIn this study, we describe new results of excavations in the Dinaledi Subsystem of the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. In two areas within the Hill Antechamber and the Dinaledi Chamber, this work uncovered concentrations of abundant Homo naledi ...
Berger LR +36 more
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