A nearly complete foot from Dikika, Ethiopia and its implications for the ontogeny and function of Australopithecus afarensis

The functional and evolutionary implications of primitive retentions in early hominin feet have been under debate since the discovery of Australopithecus afarensis. Ontogeny can provide insight into adult phenotypes, but juvenile early hominin foot fossils are exceptionally rare. We analyze a nearly...

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Autores principales: DeSilva, Jeremy M., Gill, Corey M., Prang, Thomas C., Bredella, Miriam A., Alemseged, Zeresenay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29978043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar7723

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29978043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar7723

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