New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back

Adaptations of the lower back to bipedalism are frequently discussed but infrequently demonstrated in early fossil hominins. Newly discovered lumbar vertebrae contribute to a near-complete lower back of Malapa Hominin 2 (MH2), offering additional insights into posture and locomotion in Australopithe...

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Autores principales: Williams, Scott A, Prang, Thomas Cody, Meyer, Marc R, Nalley, Thierra K, Van Der Merwe, Renier, Yelverton, Christopher, García-Martínez, Daniel, Russo, Gabrielle A, Ostrofsky, Kelly R, Spear, Jeffrey, Eyre, Jennifer, Grabowski, Mark, Nalla, Shahed, Bastir, Markus, Schmid, Peter, Churchill, Steven E, Berger, Lee R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021
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Evolutionary Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34812141
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70447

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34812141
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70447

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