American journal of physical anthropology, 1978-11, Vol.49 (4), p.473-487
1978
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- The femur in early human evolution
- Ist Teil von
- American journal of physical anthropology, 1978-11, Vol.49 (4), p.473-487
- Ort / Verlag
- New York: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 1978
- Quelle
- Wiley Online Library All Journals
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Uni‐ and multivariate analyses of 5 fossil and 215 extant hominoid femora show that two morphological patterns of hominid femora existed about two million years ago. Femora classified as Homo sp. indet. (KNMER 1472 and 1481) are more like Homo sapiens although not identical. Those classified as Australopithecus robustus (SK 82 and 97) and A. boisei (KNM‐ER 1503) are similar to one another but uniquely different from any living hominoid. The strong mophological contrasts imply biomechanical and possible locomotor differences, although these are as yet unknown.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0002-9483eISSN: 1096-8644DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330490407Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_74302258
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Animals, Anthropometry, Australopithecus, Biological Evolution, Biometry, Femur, Femur - anatomy & histology, Fossils, Gorilla gorilla - anatomy & histology, Haplorhini - anatomy & histology, History of medicine, History, Ancient, Hominidae - anatomy & histology, Homo sp. indet, Humans, Multivariate analysis, Paleontology, Pan troglodytes - anatomy & histology, Plio-Pleistocene hominid, Species Specificity