David Pilbeam
Biographic Data
| ID | 89208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Pilbeam |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Pilbeam |
| SIGNATURE | PILBEAM D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 747 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 12 |
Contingency rules
Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (1944-2022)
Homeotic change in segment identity derives the human vertebral formula from a chimpanzee‐like one
OBJECTIVES: One of the most contentious issues in paleoanthropology is the nature of the last common ancestor of humans and our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos (panins). The numerical composition of the vertebral column has featured prominently, with multiple models predicting distinct patterns of evolution and contexts from which bipedalism evolved. Here, we study total numbers of vertebrae from a large sample of hominoids to q…
Isotopic ecology and dietary profiles of Liberian chimpanzees
A hominoid distal tibia from the Miocene of Pakistan
Obituary
Virtual cranial reconstruction of Sahelanthropus tchadensis
A new hominid from the Upper Miocene of Chad, Central Africa
New Sivapithecus postcranial specimens from the Siwaliks of Pakistan
Postcranial functional morphology of , with implications for the evolution of modern ape locomotion
The Raw and the Stolen: Cooking and the Ecology of Human Origins
Cooking is a human universal that must have had widespread effects on the nutrition, ecology, and social relationships of the species that invented it. The location and timing of its origins are unknown, but it should have left strong signals in the fossil record. We suggest that such signals are detectable at ca. 1.9 million years ago in the reduced digestive effort (e.g., smaller teeth) and increased supply of food energy (e.g., larger female b…
Mary Douglas Leakey (1913-1996)
A Hominoid Genus from the Early Miocene of Uganda
Fossils from a large-bodied hominoid from early Miocene sediments of Uganda, along with material recovered in the 1960s, show features of the shoulder and vertebral column that are significantly similar to those of living apes and humans. The large-bodied hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the oldest known hominoid sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans.
Genetic and Morphological Records of the Hominoidea and Hominid Origins: A Synthesis
Homoplasy and earlyHomo: An analysis of the evolutionary relationships ofH. habilissensu stricto andH. rudolfensis
Biology and Body Size in Human Evolution: Statistical Inference Misapplied [and Comments and Reply]
The first australopithecine 2,500 kilometres west of the Rift Valley (Chad)
The earliest occurrence ofSivapithecus from the middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan
New Sivapithecus humeri from Pakistan and the relationship of Sivapithecus and Pongo
A probabilistic approach to the problem of sexual dimorphism in Homo habilis: A comparison of KNM-ER 1470 and KNM-ER 1813
Distinguished Lecture: Hominoid Evolution and Hominoid Origins
Neogene palaeontology and geochronology of the Baringo Basin, Kenya
The Paleobiology of South Asian Miocene Hominoids
An alternative method of estimating the cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7
The cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7 is estimated to be 690 cc, with a standard uncertainty range of 538 to 868 cc. The estimate is derived from a systematic consideration of the relationships between Bregma‐Asterion chords and cranial capacities obtained from a large sample of Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes and from available fossil hominids. The estimation technique is applicable to other characters and specimens
The Harvey Lecture Series: Reflections on Early Human Ancestors
The study of Plio-Pleistocene hominids has been dominated by arguments about phylogenetic relationships. This is, in part, because other issues have seemed to be generally settled. It is argued that reconstructions of past hominid species, far from being settled, need much more work, especially from a perspective that expects the past to be generally unlike the present. Now that the Plio-Pleistocene fossil record is becoming adequate, it should b…
The Raw and the Stolen: Cooking and the Ecology of Human Origins
Cooking is a human universal that must have had widespread effects on the nutrition, ecology, and social relationships of the species that invented it. The location and timing of its origins are unknown, but it should have left strong signals in the fossil record. We suggest that such signals are detectable at ca. 1.9 million years ago in the reduced digestive effort (e.g., smaller teeth) and increased supply of food energy (e.g., larger female b…
Homoplasy and earlyHomo: An analysis of the evolutionary relationships ofH. habilissensu stricto andH. rudolfensis
A probabilistic approach to the problem of sexual dimorphism in Homo habilis: A comparison of KNM-ER 1470 and KNM-ER 1813
Biology and Body Size in Human Evolution: Statistical Inference Misapplied [and Comments and Reply]
Postcranial functional morphology of , with implications for the evolution of modern ape locomotion
New Sivapithecus postcranial specimens from the Siwaliks of Pakistan
Recent Finds and Interpretations of Miocene Hominoids
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Distinguished Lecture: Hominoid Evolution and Hominoid Origins
Neogene palaeontology and geochronology of the Baringo Basin, Kenya
The Miocene fossil beds of Maboko Island, Kenya: Geology, age, taphonomy and palaeontology
Isotopic ecology and dietary profiles of Liberian chimpanzees
Ramapithecus and hominoid evolution
The earliest occurrence ofSivapithecus from the middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan
A hominoid distal tibia from the Miocene of Pakistan
An alternative method of estimating the cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7
The cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7 is estimated to be 690 cc, with a standard uncertainty range of 538 to 868 cc. The estimate is derived from a systematic consideration of the relationships between Bregma‐Asterion chords and cranial capacities obtained from a large sample of Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes and from available fossil hominids. The estimation technique is applicable to other characters and specimens
Notes on Ramapithecus , the earliest known hominid, and Dryopithecus
Recent paleontological analysis of the Higher Primate subfamily Dryopithecinae shows that fossils in this group can be referred to two genera, Ramapithecus and Dryopithecus. Ramapithecus is known from India and East Africa in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene time (about 14 m. years ago). The remains of Ramapithecus resemble closely the equivalent parts of the later Hominidae and contrast with those of the Pongidae. It is concluded that Ramapithecus…
The Evolution of Man
Homeotic change in segment identity derives the human vertebral formula from a chimpanzee‐like one
OBJECTIVES: One of the most contentious issues in paleoanthropology is the nature of the last common ancestor of humans and our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos (panins). The numerical composition of the vertebral column has featured prominently, with multiple models predicting distinct patterns of evolution and contexts from which bipedalism evolved. Here, we study total numbers of vertebrae from a large sample of hominoids to q…
The Harvey Lecture Series: Reflections on Early Human Ancestors
The study of Plio-Pleistocene hominids has been dominated by arguments about phylogenetic relationships. This is, in part, because other issues have seemed to be generally settled. It is argued that reconstructions of past hominid species, far from being settled, need much more work, especially from a perspective that expects the past to be generally unlike the present. Now that the Plio-Pleistocene fossil record is becoming adequate, it should b…
Adaptive response of hominids to their environment as ascertained by fossil evidence
(1972). Adaptive response of hominids to their environment as ascertained by fossil evidence. Social Biology: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 115-127
Of mice and men: "Fossil-based divergence dates and molecular "clocks
Notes on Ramapithecus , the earliest known hominid, and Dryopithecus
Recent paleontological analysis of the Higher Primate subfamily Dryopithecinae shows that fossils in this group can be referred to two genera, Ramapithecus and Dryopithecus. Ramapithecus is known from India and East Africa in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene time (about 14 m. years ago). The remains of Ramapithecus resemble closely the equivalent parts of the later Hominidae and contrast with those of the Pongidae. It is concluded that Ramapithecus…
Physical Anthropology: Taxonomy and Phytogeny of Old World Primates with Reference to the Origin of Man. Brunetto Chiarelli
The Evolution of Man
Adaptive response of hominids to their environment as ascertained by fossil evidence
(1972). Adaptive response of hominids to their environment as ascertained by fossil evidence. Social Biology: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 115-127
Size and Scaling in Human Evolution: Homo sapiens is a peculiar large primate; however, all australopithecines are versions of the "same" animal.
Our general conclusion is simply stated: many lineages display phyletic size increase; allometric changes almost always accompany increase in body size. We cannot judge adaptation until we separate such changes into those required by increasing size and those serving as special adaptations to changing environments. In our view, the three australopithecines are, in a number of features, scaled variants of the "same" animal. In these characters, A.…
Middle Pleistocene Hominids
Recent Finds and Interpretations of Miocene Hominoids
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Of mice and men: "Fossil-based divergence dates and molecular "clocks
The Miocene fossil beds of Maboko Island, Kenya: Geology, age, taphonomy and palaeontology
New hominoid skull material from the Miocene of Pakistan
Ramapithecus and hominoid evolution
The Paleobiology of South Asian Miocene Hominoids
An alternative method of estimating the cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7
The cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7 is estimated to be 690 cc, with a standard uncertainty range of 538 to 868 cc. The estimate is derived from a systematic consideration of the relationships between Bregma‐Asterion chords and cranial capacities obtained from a large sample of Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes and from available fossil hominids. The estimation technique is applicable to other characters and specimens
The Harvey Lecture Series: Reflections on Early Human Ancestors
The study of Plio-Pleistocene hominids has been dominated by arguments about phylogenetic relationships. This is, in part, because other issues have seemed to be generally settled. It is argued that reconstructions of past hominid species, far from being settled, need much more work, especially from a perspective that expects the past to be generally unlike the present. Now that the Plio-Pleistocene fossil record is becoming adequate, it should b…
Neogene palaeontology and geochronology of the Baringo Basin, Kenya
Distinguished Lecture: Hominoid Evolution and Hominoid Origins
A probabilistic approach to the problem of sexual dimorphism in Homo habilis: A comparison of KNM-ER 1470 and KNM-ER 1813
New Sivapithecus humeri from Pakistan and the relationship of Sivapithecus and Pongo
The earliest occurrence ofSivapithecus from the middle Miocene Chinji Formation of Pakistan
The first australopithecine 2,500 kilometres west of the Rift Valley (Chad)
Genetic and Morphological Records of the Hominoidea and Hominid Origins: A Synthesis
Homoplasy and earlyHomo: An analysis of the evolutionary relationships ofH. habilissensu stricto andH. rudolfensis
Biology and Body Size in Human Evolution: Statistical Inference Misapplied [and Comments and Reply]
A Hominoid Genus from the Early Miocene of Uganda
Fossils from a large-bodied hominoid from early Miocene sediments of Uganda, along with material recovered in the 1960s, show features of the shoulder and vertebral column that are significantly similar to those of living apes and humans. The large-bodied hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the oldest known hominoid sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans.
Mary Douglas Leakey (1913-1996)
Biology (28 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (24 works) · Paleontology (22 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (20 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (18 works) · Evolutionary biology (15 works) · Paleontology (14 works) · Geology (13 works) · Zoology (13 works) · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (11 works)