Publication: The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba
The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba
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Churchill, S. E., Holliday, T. W., Carlson, K. J., Jashashvili, T., Macias, M. E., Mathews, S., Sparling, T. L., Schmid, P., de Ruiter, D. J., & Berger, L. R. (2013). The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba. Science, 340(6129), 1233477. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1233477
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The evolution of the human upper limb involved a change in function from its use for both locomotion and prehension (as in apes) to a predominantly prehensile and manipulative role. Well-preserved forelimb remains of 1.98-million-year-old Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, contribute to our understanding of this evolutionary transition. Whereas other aspects of their postcranial anatomy evince mosaic combinations of primitive (australopith-like) and derived (Homo-like) features, the upper limbs (excluding the hand and
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- Churchill, S E
- Holliday, T W
- Carlson, K J
- Jashashvili, T
- Macias, M E
- Mathews, S
- Sparling, T L
- Schmid, P
- de Ruiter, D J
- Berger, L R
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Churchill, S. E., Holliday, T. W., Carlson, K. J., Jashashvili, T., Macias, M. E., Mathews, S., Sparling, T. L., Schmid, P., de Ruiter, D. J., & Berger, L. R. (2013). The upper limb of Australopithecus sediba. Science, 340(6129), 1233477. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1233477
