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Phalangeal curvature in a chimpanzee raised like a human: Implications for inferring arboreality in fossil hominins
Arboreal primates such as chimpanzees exhibit pronounced curvature in their hand and foot phalanges, which is assumed to develop throughout life in response to mechanical loads produced by grasping and hanging from branches. Intriguingly, ancient fossil hominins also exhibit substantial phalangeal c...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32393625 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004371117 |