Amélie Beaudet
Biographic Data
| ID | 627590 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amélie Beaudet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amélie |
| FAMILY NAME | Beaudet |
| SIGNATURE | BEAUDET A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9363-5966 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 190 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Divergent otolithic systems in the inner ear of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus
The bony labyrinth of the inner ear houses the sensory end-organs responsible for balance (otolithic system in the utricle and saccule, and semicircular canal system) and hearing (cochlea). Study of the bony labyrinth has revealed considerable morphological diversity in the hominin lineage (semicircular canals and cochleae) and aided in reconstructing essential aspects of primate evolution, including positional behavior, audition, and phylogenic …
"L'enfant de Taung" a 100 ans: Un siècle de recherche sur le cerveau d'Australopithecus
En 1925, Raymond A. Dart publie sa description de "l’enfant de Taung" dans le journal Nature. Découvert un an plus tôt, ce spécimen préserve un moulage naturel du volume endocrânien (endocrâne) et de précieux détails sur l’organisation du cerveau d’Australopithecus africanus. Dans cette présentation, nous proposons d’analyser comment la découverte et la publication de "l’enfant de Taung" a bouleversé notre vision de l’évolution humaine et initié …
Investigating the primate fossil record using diffeomorphic deformation: What Have We Learnt
L'une des tâches les plus difficiles en paléontologie consiste à identifier la nature de la variation morphologique observée dans le registre fossile. En effet, explorer de façon exacte et quantitative la variation morphologique au sein des assemblages fossiles nécessite des méthodes analytiques appropriées. À travers l'utilisation des techniques d'imagerie, la construction de jumeaux numériques 3D à partir d'objets réels a ouvert la possibilité …
Identification de deux corps vertébraux du site de Cooper's Cave D (Afrique du Sud): L'Organisation Du Réseau Trabéculaire Comme Source De Caractères Diagnostiques
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Comment les choix méthodologiques influencent l'évaluation des paramètres texturaux de l'os trabéculaire et son interprétation fonctionnelle ? L'exemple des vertèbres chez Homo, Pan et Papio
L’organisation interne de l’os, et particulièrement du réseau trabéculaire, reflète localement la nature, la direction, la fréquence et l’intensité des charges biomécaniques. Étant donné le rôle clé de la colonne vertébrale dans la posture, la locomotion et la stabilité des organismes, la caractérisation des variations microstructurales de l’os trabéculaire contenu dans le corps vertébral apporte des informations cruciales sur le comportement loc…
From Fossils to Mind
Evolutionary history of hominin brain size and phylogenetic comparative methods
The Australopithecus assemblage from Sterkfontein Member 4 (South Africa) and the concept of variation in palaeontology
Interpreting morphological variation within the early hominin fossil record is particularly challenging. Apart from the fact that there is no absolute threshold for defining species boundaries in palaeontology, the degree of variation related to sexual dimorphism, temporal depth, geographic variation or ontogeny is difficult to appreciate in a fossil taxon mainly represented by fragmentary specimens, and such variation could easily be conflated w…
The brain of Homo habilis: Three decades of paleoneurology
An overlooked Australopithecus brain endocast from Makapansgat, South Africa
Les sinus frontaux au cours de l'évolution humaine
Les sinus frontaux sont des cavités qui se situent à l’intérieur de l’os frontal, à la jonction entre le visage et la voûte crânienne, et à proximité du cerveau. Nous proposons l’étude la plus complète jamais réalisée de ces sinus, grâce à une méthodologie facile à mettre en œuvre et reproductible. La taille des sinus frontaux est corrélée à la taille du crâne, et en lien avec celle des reliefs osseux situés au-dessus des orbites, chez les chimpa…
Comparative study of manual identification of brain foldings in a living human brain using a proxy-endocast obtained from MRI
The use of virtual endocasts allows investigation of the folding configurations of the cerebral cortex of extinct species. However, is that really possible? Our goal is to help answer this question by qualifying and quantifying the subjective identifications of the foldings on endocasts compared to their real configurations on the brain. We invited 14 paleoneurologists to manually reconstruct the foldings they could recognize in a proxy-endocast …
Variation morphologique et concept d’espèce en paléoanthropologie: L’exemple d’Australopithecus en Afrique australe
Interpréter et comprendre la variation morphologique au sein des hominines fossiles représente l'un des défis majeurs de la paléoanthropologie. L'absence d'une définition consensuelle du concept d'espèce en paléontologie, associée à la nature fragmentaire du registre fossile, affecte notre appréciation de la diversité taxinomique des hominines fossiles. Les débats historiques autour des restes fossiles attribués à Australopithecus en Afrique aust…
L'endocrâne de Border Cave 1 (Afrique du Sud): Quelle Implication Pour l'Histoire Évolutive Du Cerveau Humain
Le registre archéologique du site de Border Cave (Afrique du Sud) est remarquable à la fois par ses artefacts qui documentent les innovations technologiques et culturelles chez Homo sapiens, et par sa richesse en termes de restes fossiles humains, avec la présence d’au moins 9 individus. Parmi cet assemblage, un crâne incomplet, celui de Border Cave 1, a été retrouvé. Bien que sa provenance exacte soit discutable, les notes de fouilles, la strati…
A comparative analysis of the vestibular apparatus in Epipliopithecus vindobonensis: Phylogenetic implications
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
Comparative anatomy of the carotid canal in the Miocene small-bodied catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae
A comparative study of the endocasts of OH 5 and SK 1585: Implications for the paleoneurology of eastern and southern African Paranthropus
Une ou plusieurs espèces d'Australopithecus à Sterkfontein (Afrique du Sud) ? Comment interpréter la diversité morphologique dans le registre fossile
Interpréter et comprendre la variation morphologique au sein des hominines fossiles représente l’un des défis majeurs de la paléoanthropologie. En l’absence d’une définition consensuelle du concept d’espèce en paléontologie, notre connaissance partielle de la biologie de nos ancêtres (e.g., dimorphisme sexuel, ontogénèse), associée à la nature fragmentaire du registre fossile, affecte notre appréciation de la diversité passée. L’ampleur des débat…
Aux origines de l’humanité: Retracer les grandes étapes de notre évolution biologique et culturelle à partir de l’étude du cerveau de nos ancêtres
Human Origins : Tracking the Human Biological and Cultural Evolution from the Study of the Brain of our Ancestors. Who were the hominins associated to the oldest tools that were found in East Africa ? If the lithic artefacts could be mute on these aspects of our history, the field of (paleo) neurology may contribute to the ongoing debates on the identity of the first toolmakers and the assessment of their cognitive capacities. In this paper, we p…
Evolution of the modern human brain
Parietal lobe variation in cercopithecid endocasts
In extant primates, the posterior parietal cortex is involved in visuospatial integration, attention, and eye‐hand coordination, which are crucial functions for foraging and feeding behaviors. Paleoneurology studies brain evolution through the analysis of endocasts, that is molds of the inner surface of the braincase. These may preserve imprints of cortical structures, such as sulci, which might be of interest for locating the boundaries of major…
The inner ear of the Paranthropus specimen DNH 22 from Drimolen, South Africa
OBJECTIVES: Morphological variation within the southern African hypodigm of Paranthropus has been the focus of major interest since the earliest discoveries in the "Cradle of Humankind." Given the relevance of the bony labyrinth for investigating fossil primate paleobiodiversity, this article aims to provide additional evidence for assessing the degree of regional variation within Paranthropus through the comparative analysis of the inner ear of …
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The long limb bones of the StW 573 Australopithecus skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2: Descriptions and proportions
"The bony labyrinth of StW 573 ("Little Foot): Implications for early hominin evolution and paleobiology
Upper third molar internal structural organization and semicircular canal morphology in Plio-Pleistocene South African cercopithecoids
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
Cranial vault thickness variation and inner structural organization in the StW 578 hominin cranium from Jacovec Cavern, South Africa
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The brain of Homo habilis: Three decades of paleoneurology
Morphoarchitectural variation in South African fossil cercopithecoid endocasts
A comparative analysis of the vestibular apparatus in Epipliopithecus vindobonensis: Phylogenetic implications
Neutron microtomography‐based virtual extraction and analysis of a cercopithecoid partial cranium ( STS 1039) embedded in a breccia fragment from sterkfontein member 4 (South Africa)
The Plio‐Pleistocene karstic sedimentary deposits of Sterkfontein Cave, South Africa, yielded numerous fossil primate specimens embedded in blocks of indurated breccia, including the partial cercopithecoid cranium labelled STS 1039. Because the surrounding matrix masks most of its morphology, the specimen remains taxonomically undetermined. While the use of X‐ray microtomography did not allow extracting any structural information about the specim…
The Australopithecus assemblage from Sterkfontein Member 4 (South Africa) and the concept of variation in palaeontology
Interpreting morphological variation within the early hominin fossil record is particularly challenging. Apart from the fact that there is no absolute threshold for defining species boundaries in palaeontology, the degree of variation related to sexual dimorphism, temporal depth, geographic variation or ontogeny is difficult to appreciate in a fossil taxon mainly represented by fragmentary specimens, and such variation could easily be conflated w…
A comparative study of the endocasts of OH 5 and SK 1585: Implications for the paleoneurology of eastern and southern African Paranthropus
Comparative anatomy of the carotid canal in the Miocene small-bodied catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae
The inner ear of the Paranthropus specimen DNH 22 from Drimolen, South Africa
OBJECTIVES: Morphological variation within the southern African hypodigm of Paranthropus has been the focus of major interest since the earliest discoveries in the "Cradle of Humankind." Given the relevance of the bony labyrinth for investigating fossil primate paleobiodiversity, this article aims to provide additional evidence for assessing the degree of regional variation within Paranthropus through the comparative analysis of the inner ear of …
Variation morphologique et concept d’espèce en paléoanthropologie: L’exemple d’Australopithecus en Afrique australe
Interpréter et comprendre la variation morphologique au sein des hominines fossiles représente l'un des défis majeurs de la paléoanthropologie. L'absence d'une définition consensuelle du concept d'espèce en paléontologie, associée à la nature fragmentaire du registre fossile, affecte notre appréciation de la diversité taxinomique des hominines fossiles. Les débats historiques autour des restes fossiles attribués à Australopithecus en Afrique aust…
Retracted: The revised stratigraphy of the hominin-bearing site of Kromdraai (Gauteng, South Africa) and associated perspectives
Neutron microtomography‐based virtual extraction and analysis of a cercopithecoid partial cranium ( STS 1039) embedded in a breccia fragment from sterkfontein member 4 (South Africa)
The Plio‐Pleistocene karstic sedimentary deposits of Sterkfontein Cave, South Africa, yielded numerous fossil primate specimens embedded in blocks of indurated breccia, including the partial cercopithecoid cranium labelled STS 1039. Because the surrounding matrix masks most of its morphology, the specimen remains taxonomically undetermined. While the use of X‐ray microtomography did not allow extracting any structural information about the specim…
Morphoarchitectural variation in South African fossil cercopithecoid endocasts
Upper third molar internal structural organization and semicircular canal morphology in Plio-Pleistocene South African cercopithecoids
Retracted: The revised stratigraphy of the hominin-bearing site of Kromdraai (Gauteng, South Africa) and associated perspectives
Cranial vault thickness variation and inner structural organization in the StW 578 hominin cranium from Jacovec Cavern, South Africa
Evolution of the modern human brain
Parietal lobe variation in cercopithecid endocasts
In extant primates, the posterior parietal cortex is involved in visuospatial integration, attention, and eye‐hand coordination, which are crucial functions for foraging and feeding behaviors. Paleoneurology studies brain evolution through the analysis of endocasts, that is molds of the inner surface of the braincase. These may preserve imprints of cortical structures, such as sulci, which might be of interest for locating the boundaries of major…
The inner ear of the Paranthropus specimen DNH 22 from Drimolen, South Africa
OBJECTIVES: Morphological variation within the southern African hypodigm of Paranthropus has been the focus of major interest since the earliest discoveries in the "Cradle of Humankind." Given the relevance of the bony labyrinth for investigating fossil primate paleobiodiversity, this article aims to provide additional evidence for assessing the degree of regional variation within Paranthropus through the comparative analysis of the inner ear of …
The endocast of StW 573 ("Little Foot") and hominin brain evolution
A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 'Little Foot' and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
The long limb bones of the StW 573 Australopithecus skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2: Descriptions and proportions
"The bony labyrinth of StW 573 ("Little Foot): Implications for early hominin evolution and paleobiology
Aux origines de l’humanité: Retracer les grandes étapes de notre évolution biologique et culturelle à partir de l’étude du cerveau de nos ancêtres
Human Origins : Tracking the Human Biological and Cultural Evolution from the Study of the Brain of our Ancestors. Who were the hominins associated to the oldest tools that were found in East Africa ? If the lithic artefacts could be mute on these aspects of our history, the field of (paleo) neurology may contribute to the ongoing debates on the identity of the first toolmakers and the assessment of their cognitive capacities. In this paper, we p…
A comparative analysis of the vestibular apparatus in Epipliopithecus vindobonensis: Phylogenetic implications
The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina
Comparative anatomy of the carotid canal in the Miocene small-bodied catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae
A comparative study of the endocasts of OH 5 and SK 1585: Implications for the paleoneurology of eastern and southern African Paranthropus
Une ou plusieurs espèces d'Australopithecus à Sterkfontein (Afrique du Sud) ? Comment interpréter la diversité morphologique dans le registre fossile
Interpréter et comprendre la variation morphologique au sein des hominines fossiles représente l’un des défis majeurs de la paléoanthropologie. En l’absence d’une définition consensuelle du concept d’espèce en paléontologie, notre connaissance partielle de la biologie de nos ancêtres (e.g., dimorphisme sexuel, ontogénèse), associée à la nature fragmentaire du registre fossile, affecte notre appréciation de la diversité passée. L’ampleur des débat…
Variation morphologique et concept d’espèce en paléoanthropologie: L’exemple d’Australopithecus en Afrique australe
Interpréter et comprendre la variation morphologique au sein des hominines fossiles représente l'un des défis majeurs de la paléoanthropologie. L'absence d'une définition consensuelle du concept d'espèce en paléontologie, associée à la nature fragmentaire du registre fossile, affecte notre appréciation de la diversité taxinomique des hominines fossiles. Les débats historiques autour des restes fossiles attribués à Australopithecus en Afrique aust…
L'endocrâne de Border Cave 1 (Afrique du Sud): Quelle Implication Pour l'Histoire Évolutive Du Cerveau Humain
Le registre archéologique du site de Border Cave (Afrique du Sud) est remarquable à la fois par ses artefacts qui documentent les innovations technologiques et culturelles chez Homo sapiens, et par sa richesse en termes de restes fossiles humains, avec la présence d’au moins 9 individus. Parmi cet assemblage, un crâne incomplet, celui de Border Cave 1, a été retrouvé. Bien que sa provenance exacte soit discutable, les notes de fouilles, la strati…
From Fossils to Mind
Evolutionary history of hominin brain size and phylogenetic comparative methods
The Australopithecus assemblage from Sterkfontein Member 4 (South Africa) and the concept of variation in palaeontology
Interpreting morphological variation within the early hominin fossil record is particularly challenging. Apart from the fact that there is no absolute threshold for defining species boundaries in palaeontology, the degree of variation related to sexual dimorphism, temporal depth, geographic variation or ontogeny is difficult to appreciate in a fossil taxon mainly represented by fragmentary specimens, and such variation could easily be conflated w…
The brain of Homo habilis: Three decades of paleoneurology
An overlooked Australopithecus brain endocast from Makapansgat, South Africa
Biology (24 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (22 works) · Evolutionary biology (21 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (21 works) · Paleontology (18 works) · Paleontology (16 works) · Anatomy (12 works) · Anatomy (12 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 works) · Geology (11 works)