Form, function, and geometric morphometrics
SB Cooke, CE Terhune - The Anatomical Record, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Geometric morphometrics (GM) has increasingly become an important tool in assessing and
studying shape variation in a wide variety of taxa. While the GM toolkit has unparalleled …
studying shape variation in a wide variety of taxa. While the GM toolkit has unparalleled …
Loss of extreme long-range enhancers in human neural crest drives a craniofacial disorder
Non-coding mutations at the far end of a large gene desert surrounding the SOX9 gene
result in a human craniofacial disorder called Pierre Robin sequence (PRS). Leveraging a …
result in a human craniofacial disorder called Pierre Robin sequence (PRS). Leveraging a …
How did modern morphology evolve in the human mandible? The relationship between static adult allometry and mandibular variability in Homo sapiens
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 …
well as from the early Late Pleistocene sites Tabun, Border Cave, Klasies River Mouth …
Ontogenetic and morphological variation in primate long bones reflects signals of size and behavior
JA Nadell, S Elton, K Kovarovic - American Journal of Physical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Many primates change their locomotor behavior as they mature from infancy to
adulthood. Here we investigate how long bone cross‐sectional geometry in Pan, Gorilla …
adulthood. Here we investigate how long bone cross‐sectional geometry in Pan, Gorilla …
Mandibular ramus shape of Australopithecus sediba suggests a single variable species
The fossils from Malapa cave, South Africa, attributed to Australopithecus sediba, include
two partial skeletons—MH1, a subadult, and MH2, an adult. Previous research noted …
two partial skeletons—MH1, a subadult, and MH2, an adult. Previous research noted …
Ontogenetic changes in jaw leverage and skull shape in tufted and untufted capuchins
MA Holmes, CE Terhune, J Chalk‐Wilayto… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ontogeny of feeding is characterized by shifting functional demands concurrent with
changes in craniofacial anatomy; relationships between these factors will look different in …
changes in craniofacial anatomy; relationships between these factors will look different in …
Basicranial ontogeny comparison in Pan troglodytes and Homo sapiens and its use for developmental stage definition of KNM‐ER 42700
Objective This study aims to develop a comparative basis for assessing the developmental
stage of KNM‐ER 42700 based on the ontogenetic pattern of the ectocranial surface of the …
stage of KNM‐ER 42700 based on the ontogenetic pattern of the ectocranial surface of the …
3D geometric morphometrics analysis of mandibular fragments of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis from the late Miocene deposits of Central Macedonia, Greece
Objectives To explore mandibular shape differences between Ouranopithecus
macedoniensis and a comparative sample of extant great apes using three‐dimensional …
macedoniensis and a comparative sample of extant great apes using three‐dimensional …
Mandibular ramus shape variation and ontogeny in Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis
As the interface between the mandible and cranium, the mandibular ramus is functionally
significant and its morphology has been suggested to be informative for taxonomic and …
significant and its morphology has been suggested to be informative for taxonomic and …
Aspects of Mandibular Ontogeny in Australopithecus afarensis
H Glowacka, WH Kimbel, DC Johanson - Human Paleontology and …, 2017 - Springer
Human and ape mandibles differ in the proportion of adult size attained at equivalent dental
emergence stages; for most dimensions human mandibles are more advanced. These …
emergence stages; for most dimensions human mandibles are more advanced. These …