Indeed, there are some species (e.g., Homo rudolfensis) for which the postcranial skeleton is currently unknown. This is not to say that postcranial bones have not featured in the diagnoses and definitions of extinct hominin taxa, as exemplified by Homo habilis (Leakey et al., 1964), ...
The earliest named hominin, Orrorin tugenensis, was discovered in 2000 in eastern Kenya, and is believed to have lived 6 million years ago. Thigh bones suggest that this species spent a significant amount of time bipedally. In the 5-million-year time range there are several fragmentary fossil...
were assessed in relation to same-scale comparisons between the holotypes of 'robust' australopithecine (Plio-Pleistocene hominin) taxa which have traditionally been distinguished at a species level, notably Paranthropus robustus from South Africa, and Paranthropus (Australopithecus/ Zinjanthropus) bo...
What key physical features help anthropologists identify whether or not a species is a hominin? Describe one animal in each of the five major types of biomes. Name two characteristics of these animals that show they are adapted to where...
Evolutionary theory is the study of the way that species evolve. It tells us how life on earth has changed and diversified and why we see such diverse life forms. Charles Darwin first proposed the theory in 1859, and it has been expanded and refined by many biologists since then. ...
The Chew Bahir Drilling Project (CBDP) aims to test possible linkages between climate and hominin evolution in Africa through the analysis of sediment cores that have recorded environmental changes in the Chew Bahir basin (CHB). In this statistical project we used recurrence plots (RPs) together ...
fromdiverseAfrican origins are known ofAustralopithecus, a hominin that appeared between 3 million and 4 million years ago.Australopithecushad an upright human stance but a cranial capacity of less than 500 cc (equivalent to a brain weight of about 500 grams), comparable to that of a gorilla ...
Numerous fossil remains from diverse African origins are known of Australopithecus, a hominin that appeared between 3 million and 4 million years ago. Australopithecus had an upright human stance but a cranial capacity of less than 500 cc (equivalent to a brain weight of about 500 grams), ...
Gibbon, any of approximately 20 species of small apes found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Like the great apes, they have a humanlike build and no tail, but they seem to lack higher cognitive abilities and self-awareness. They also differ in