Investigating relationships among strontium, barium, and seasonality in wild baboons
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Geochemical profiles of Australopithecus africanus and baboon teeth show fluctuating trace elements, possibly reflecting seasonal diets. Here we use laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometric measurements of calcium‐normalized strontium and barium ratios (Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca) and ion microprobe analyses of oxygen isotopes (δ18O ...
Maya Bharatiya +12 more
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The Paranthropus face: Examining a developmental model [PDF]
, 2012 The Paranthropus head is characterized by features traditionally thought to be related to heavy chewing. McCollum [Science 284 (1999): 301-305] proposed that palatal thickening is a response to developmental integration between the mandibular ramus, oral
Burdelsky, Brittany A.
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First early hominin from central Africa (Ishango, Democratic Republic of Congo). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Despite uncontested evidence for fossils belonging to the early hominin genus Australopithecus in East Africa from at least 4.2 million years ago (Ma), and from Chad by 3.5 Ma, thus far there has been no convincing evidence of Australopithecus ...
Isabelle Crevecoeur +12 more
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Atlas of cortical sulcal imprints on Pan endocasts
Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.This comprehensive atlas documents the frequency, position, and variability of cortical sulcal imprints across 21 extant Pan endocasts, providing the first quantitative baseline for comparative paleoneurology. This atlas serves as a reference for distinguishing ancestral from derived features in hominin brain evolution.
Edwin J. de Jager +6 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Occlusal Microwear in Australopithecus and Paranthropus [PDF]
, 1986 Quantitative analysis of microwear features preserved on the occlusal surfaces of the M2s of southern African specimens of Australopithecus and Paranthropus (the so-called \u27gracile\u27 and \u27robust\u27 australopithecines) reveals that there is no ...
Grine, Frederick E.
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Comparative metric analysis of the OH80 dentition and the Paranthropus boisei available sample (obtained from the reference 9 and the Human Origins Data Base: http://humanoriginsdatabase.org), including OH5. [PDF]
, 2013 *Paranthropus boisei.Data for Paranthropus boisei include mean values plus range (minimum and maximum). Measurements are in mm.
Policarpo Sánchez (493353) +18 more
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Paranthropus paradoxes: Patterns of morphological variation in East African 'robust australopithecines' [PDF]
, 2023 The genus Paranthropus represents an iconic taxon in the hominin fossil record. Its early discovery, together with its morphological distinctiveness, have defined this genus as a unique hominin lineage parallel to our own.
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Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus [PDF]
, 2023 The oldest Oldowan tool sites, from around 2.6 million years ago, have previously been confined to Ethiopia\u27s Afar Triangle. We describe sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, dated to 3.032 to 2.581 million years ago and expand this distribution by over 1300 ...
Reeves JS +31 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 +4 more
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USING AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA AS A MODEL SPECIES FOR STUDYING THE ECOMORPHOLOGY OF PARANTHROPUS [PDF]
, 2014 Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have cranial morphology similar to the extinct hominin genus Paranthropus which makes them an excellent model species when studying Paranthropus diet.
King, Ryan Andrew
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