The evolutionary history of the human face

RS Lacruz, CB Stringer, WH Kimbel, B Wood… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
The face is the most distinctive feature used to identify others. Modern humans have a short,
retracted face beneath a large globular braincase that is distinctively different from that of our …

Aspects of human physical and behavioural evolution during the last 1 million years

J Galway‐Witham, J Cole… - Journal of Quaternary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

Raptorial appendages of the Cambrian apex predator Anomalocaris canadensis are built for soft prey and speed

RDC Bicknell, M Schmidt… - … of the royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The stem-group euarthropod Anomalocaris canadensis is one of the largest Cambrian
animals and is often considered the quintessential apex predator of its time. This radiodont …

An overview of Alpine and Mediterranean palaeogeography, terrestrial ecosystems and climate history during MIS 3 with focus on the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic …

F Badino, R Pini, C Ravazzi, D Margaritora… - Quaternary …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge about the millennial scale climate
variability characterizing Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) in S-Europe and the Mediterranean …

[HTML][HTML] Living to fight another day: the ecological and evolutionary significance of Neanderthal healthcare

P Spikins, A Needham, B Wright, C Dytham… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Evidence of care for the ill and injured amongst Neanderthals, inferred through skeletal
evidence for survival from severe illness and injury, is widely accepted. However, healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed anatomical (bio) models in spine surgery: clinical benefits and value to health care providers

WCH Parr, JL Burnard, PJ Wilson… - Journal of Spine …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The applications of three-dimensional printing (3DP) for clinical purposes have grown
rapidly over the past decade. Recent advances include the fabrication of patient specific …

Between a rock and a cold place: Neanderthal biocultural cold adaptations

C Ocobock, S Lacy, A Niclou - … Anthropology: Issues, News …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A large body of work focuses on the unique aspects of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred
physiology, and behavior to test the assumption that Neanderthals were hyper‐adapted to …

Computational biomechanical analyses demonstrate similar shell-crushing abilities in modern and ancient arthropods

RDC Bicknell, JA Ledogar, S Wroe… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The biology of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is well documented—
including its dietary habits, particularly the ability to crush shell with gnathobasic walking …

Biomechanical analyses of pterygotid sea scorpion chelicerae uncover predatory specialisation within eurypterids

RDC Bicknell, Y Simone, A van der Meijden, S Wroe… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Eurypterids (sea scorpions) are extinct aquatic chelicerates. Within this group, members of
Pterygotidae represent some of the largest known marine arthropods. Representatives of …

Unique foot posture in Neanderthals reflects their body mass and high mechanical stress

R Sorrentino, NB Stephens, D Marchi… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Neanderthal foot bone proportions and morphology are mostly indistinguishable from those
of Homo sapiens, with the exception of several distinct Neanderthal features in the talus. The …