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Like Father, Like Son: Assessment of the Morphological Affinities of A.L. 288–1 (A. afarensis), Sts 7 (A. africanus) and Omo 119–73–2718 (Australopithecus sp.) through a Three-Dimensional Shape Analysis of the Shoulder Joint

The postcranial evidence for the Australopithecus genus indicates that australopiths were able bipeds; however, the morphology of the forelimbs and particularly that of the shoulder girdle suggests that they were partially adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. The nature of such arboreal adaptations is...

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Autores principales: Arias-Martorell, Julia, Potau, Josep Maria, Bello-Hellegouarch, Gaëlle, Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4317181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25651542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117408