How did modern morphology evolve in the human mandible? The relationship between static adult allometry and mandibular variability in Homo sapiens

I Bergmann, JJ Hublin, P Gunz, SE Freidline - Journal of Human Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
Key to understanding human origins are early Homo sapiens fossils from Jebel Irhoud, as
well as from the early Late Pleistocene sites Tabun, Border Cave, Klasies River Mouth …

A 4.3-million-year-old Australopithecus anamensis mandible from Ileret, East Turkana, Kenya, and its paleoenvironmental context

JE Lewis, CV Ward, WH Kimbel, CL Kidney… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract A hominin mandible, KNM-ER 63000, and associated vertebrate remains were
recovered in 2011 from Area 40 in East Turkana, Kenya. Tephrostratigraphic and …

What is a trait? Lessons from the human chin

A Meneganzin, G Ramsey… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The chin, a distinguishing feature of Homo sapiens, has sparked ongoing debates regarding
its evolutionary origins and adaptive significance. We contend that these controversies stem …

Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes

M Sakamoto, M Ruta, C Venditti - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Adaptation is the fundamental driver of functional and biomechanical evolution. Accordingly,
the states of biomechanical traits (absolute or relative trait values) have long been used as …

[图书][B] Cognitive Evolution: From Single Cells to the Human Mind

DB Boles - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Cognitive Evolution provides an in-depth exploration of the natural history of cognition, from
the beginning of life on Earth to present-day humans. Drawing together evolutionary …