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The late Silurian Xiaoxiang Vertebrate Fauna in South China inhabited a tropical nearshore marine environment

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The late Silurian Xiaoxiang Vertebrate Fauna, represented by the gnathostome placoderms Entelognathus and Qilinyu, as well as the osteichthyans Guiyu and Megamastax, is mainly hosted in the Ludlow Kuanti Formation in the Qujing area, East Yunnan, South ...
Jia-Chen Cai, Jia-Chen Cai, Hao-Ran Sun, Hao-Ran Sun, Wen-Jin Zhao, Wen-Jin Zhao, Min Zhu, Min Zhu   +7 more
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Through Time and Across Traits: Evaluating Explanations of Human Evolution

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT We argue that current explanatory practice misses two situations that can arise in any lineage, not only ours. The first is dynamic: traits continue changing in one direction when a lineage's own niche construction keeps enlarging the problem it faces.
Miki Ben‐Dor, Ran Barkai
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When the woolly rhinoceroses roamed East Asia: a review of isotopic paleoecology of the genus Coelodonta from the Tibetan Plateau to northern Eurasia

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
East Asia, being the evolutionary center of Coelodonta, offers a unique opportunity to explore the spatiotemporal paleoecologies of this genus. This study utilized bulk and serial stable carbon and oxygen isotope analyses on the Coelodonta nihowanensis ...
Jiao Ma, Jiao Ma, Shiqi Wang, Tao Deng, Tao Deng   +4 more
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It Takes Two to Tango: A Pluralist Account for Building Comprehensive Explanations in Human Evolution

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 494-510, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The evolutionary study of human dispersal is a key topic in biological anthropology. However, recent research has revealed inconsistencies between molecular and anatomical data across different timescales and geographic regions. Despite increased interdisciplinary dialogue, these discordances are rarely analyzed in depth or interpreted for ...
Lumila Paula Menéndez, Sophie Veigl
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Society of Archaeological Masters Students Annual Conference V

Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2017
The Society of Archaeological Masters Students Conference is an opportunity for UCL Institute of Archaeology masters students to present their research.
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Frequency of arboreality is correlated with longer hand skeletons in Gorilla: Analysis of a new skeletal sample of Bwindi mountain gorillas

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 3, Page 544-564, September 2026.
Variation in arboreality across gorilla populations is associated with systematic differences in manual digital lengths. Using a new dataset of linear metrics from the Bwindi mountain gorillas, we quantify metacarpal and phalangeal lengths in eastern and western gorilla populations across all five rays. Consistent with quantified behavioral differences,
Elliot G. Greiner, Christopher B. Ruff, Charlotte King, Aventino Nkwasibwe, Thadee Muhire, Emmanuel Tibenda, Jason S. Massey, Juho‐Antti Junno, Rowan M. Sherwood, Jean Bosco Noheri, Fred Nizeyimana, Tierra Smiley Evans, Richard Muvunyi, Dennis Babaasa, Martha M. Robbins, Shannon C. McFarlin, Tracy L. Kivell   +16 more
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Missing Landmark Estimation Using Reverse Engineering: Challenges and Potential Solutions for the Study of Hominin Long Bones

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Fragmentary preservation represents a fundamental limitation in palaeoanthropological research, particularly for postcranial elements where symmetry cannot be exploited and large portions of bone are frequently missing. Although a wide range of virtual reconstruction methods exist, many rely on strong anatomical priors, localized interpolation,
Lloyd A. Courtenay, Julia Aramendi
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Lower Limb Entheseal Variation in Modern Athletes and an Early Medieval Population: Implications for Activity Reconstruction

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Entheses are commonly used to infer past activity patterns, yet their interpretation is limited by the combined effects of mechanical loading and intrinsic biological factors. This study addresses this issue by integrating an Early Medieval population from Pohansko (Czechia; 9th–10th centuries CE) with a Spanish modern professional ...
Elena García‐Vargas, Jiří Macháček, Ángel Luis Parrado‐Gallego, Enrique Alcalá, Víctor Manuel Encinas‐Tobajas, Markus Bastir, Vladimír Sládek   +6 more
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Clades, Grades, and the Genus Problem: A Case for Revising Hominin Taxonomy

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Taxonomic practice in evolutionary biology increasingly prioritizes the recognition of monophyletic groups (clades), yet paleoanthropology still applies this principle inconsistently. Here, I outline these inconsistencies and broader challenges in hominin taxonomy and propose a potential solution.
Ian Towle
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The “Neophytes” from the Vkhodoierusalimskii Necropolis in Tsarevokokshaisk: historical, archaeological and anthropological analysis

Поволжская археология, 2016
The article offers a historical, archaeological and anthropological analysis of the earliest group of burials from the Vkhodoierusalimskii necropolis in Tsarevokokshaisk.
Danilov Pavel S. , Makarova Ekaterina M. , Blinova Daria S.   +2 more
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