Cranial morphology is widely used to reconstruct evolutionary relationships, but its reliability
in reflecting phylogeny and population history has been questioned. Some cranial regions …

Understanding how and to what extent forces applied to the mandible by the masticatory
muscles influence its form, is of considerable importance from clinical, anthropological and …

Variation in the masticatory behavior of hunter-gatherer and agricultural populations is
hypothesized to be one of the major forces affecting the form of the human mandible …

Geometric morphometric methods rely on the accurate identification and quantification of
landmarks on biological specimens. As in any empirical analysis, the assessment of inter …

The study of cranial variation has a long, and somewhat difficult, history within anthropology.
Much of this difficulty is rooted in the historical use of craniometric data to justify essentialist …

Fossil evidence from the Iberian Peninsula is essential for understanding Neandertal
evolution and history. Since 2000, a new sample≈ 43,000 years old has been …

The globular braincase of modern humans is distinct from all fossil human species, including
our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. Such adult shape differences must ultimately …

Abstract Knowledge of the degree to which various subsets of morphological data reflect
molecular relationships is crucial for studies attempting to estimate genetic relationships …

Previous scientific consensus saw human evolution as defined by adaptive differences
(behavioural and/or biological) and the emergence of Homo sapiens as the ultimate …

Abstract Treatment of mandibular coronoid process hyperplasia (MCPH) has been
described and explored in the literature. This systematic review aims to provide a …