Results 81 to 90 of about 2,866 (197)
Hard-object feeding in sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) and interpretation of early hominin feeding ecology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Morphology of the dentofacial complex of early hominins has figured prominently in the inference of their dietary adaptations. Recent theoretical analysis of craniofacial morphology of Australopithecus africanus proposes that skull form in this taxon ...
David J Daegling +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 11, Page 2569-2584, November 2025.Abstract Reconstructing incomplete anatomical regions of extinct taxa is critical for understanding their ecological and evolutionary context, including their migration patterns, reproductive strategies and environmental adaptations. In hominins, the pelvis can be particularly challenging to reconstruct because crushing and fragmentation during ...
Nicole Torres‐Tamayo +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Catalogue of immature hominin fossils from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Annals of Human BiologyBackground: This study evaluates the fossil remains of South African hominins curated at the University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg (Wits University), the largest repository of human evolution assemblages in southern Africa.Aim: The aim of the study ...
Debra R. Bolter, Bernhard Zipfel
doaj +1 more source
Disproportionate Cochlear Length in Genus Homo Shows a High Phylogenetic Signal during Apes' Hearing Evolution. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Changes in lifestyles and body weight affected mammal life-history evolution but little is known about how they shaped species' sensory systems. Since auditory sensitivity impacts communication tasks and environmental acoustic awareness, it may have ...
J Braga +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Within-guild dietary discrimination from 3-D textural analysis of tooth microwear in insectivorous mammals [PDF]
, 2013 Resource exploitation and competition for food are important selective pressures in animal evolution. A number of recent investigations have focused on linkages between diversification, trophic morphology and diet in bats, partly because their roosting ...
Crumpton, Nicholas +4 more
core +2 more sources
Early humans and the balance of power: Homo habilis as prey
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1553, Issue 1, Page 140-157, November 2025.The traditional view regarding Homo habilis as the primary agent in stone‐tool making and animal butchery has long shaped our understanding of human evolution. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) methods have provided unprecedented insights into carnivore–hominin interactions through the analysis of bone surface modifications (BSMs).
Marina Vegara‐Riquelme +2 more
wiley +1 more source
A morphometric analysis of hominin teeth attributed to Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo
South African Journal of Science, 2016 Teeth are the most common element in the fossil record and play a critical role in taxonomic assessments. Variability in extant hominoid species is commonly used as a basis to gauge expected ranges of variability in fossil hominin species. In this study,
Susan J. Dykes
doaj +1 more source
South African Journal of Science, 2010 The type specimen of Paranthropus robustus (TM 1517, including a partial cranium) was discovered at Kromdraai near Sterkfontein in 1938 and described by Robert Broom as a new species.
Zachary Cofran, J. Francis Thackeray
doaj
Die biologiese evolusie van die mens: oorwegings, stand van kennis en enkele implikasies
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2006 The biological evolution of man: considerations, current knowledge, and some implications The biological evolution of the modern man is and remains a controversial subject. In this article, I give an overview of the most important fossil hominid finds,
H. Bouwman
doaj +1 more source
Chin up: A novel functional explanation for the evolution of the chin
Acta Zoologica, Volume 106, Issue 4, Page 404-408, October 2025.Abstract The human chin, also frequently referred to as the mental prominence, is a part of the human anatomy whose evolutionary origin and function have divided scientific opinion to this day. There were suggestions it could have been used in defence, assisted in the mastication process, aided in the formation of words (i.e.
Victor Benno Meyer‐Rochow
wiley +1 more source