Homology is at the foundation of comparative studies in biology at all levels from genes to
phenotypes. Homology is similarity because of common descent and ancestry, homoplasy is …

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 …

We consider sex differences in human facial morphology in the context of developmental
change. We show that at puberty, the height of the upper face, between the lip and the brow …

The discovery of new fossils in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and the recognition of a greater
diversity in the middle Pleistocene fossil record, has led to a reconsideration of the species …

Cladistic analysis of cranial and dental evidence has been widely used to generate
phylogenetic hypotheses about humans and their fossil relatives. However, the reliability of …

Praise for the first edition:" The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on
human evolution available."--American Reference Books Annual" For student, researcher …

Crania of 'anatomically modern'Homo sapiens from the Holocene and Upper Pleistocene
epochs differ from those of other Homo taxa, including Neanderthals, by only a few features …

Ontogenetic studies help us understand the processes of evolutionary change. Previous
studies on Neandertals have focused mainly on dental development and inferred an …

Although cladistic analysis provides one of the most useful approaches to discovering the
phyletic relatiosships among the species of Australopithecus and early Homo …

Dividing the fossils usually assigned to the taxonHomo habilis sensu latointo two species
(as most researchers now accept) necessitates a re-examination of their evolutionary …