The Paranthropus Postcranial Puzzle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24231890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael R Lague (0000-0002-9854-8909), Carol V Ward (0000-0001-6255-9668) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 131-163 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Forgotten Lineage(s) (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-032-05485-2_7 |
| OpenAlex | W7161419452 |
| ISBN | 9783032054852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 188 |
body mass · body size · early Homo · Early Pleistocene hominins · hominin taxonomy · hypodigm · limb function · Paranthropus · Paranthropus boisei · Paranthropus robustus · postcranial morphology · postcranial skeleton · taxonomic identification · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
The Common Ancestor
The Fossil Evidence for Paranthropus
Hominin proximal femur morphology from the Tugen Hills to Flores
The Nariokotome Homo Erectus Skeleton
Australopithecus sediba Hand Demonstrates Mosaic Evolution of Locomotor and Manipulative Abilities
Early Hominin Foot Morphology Based on 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints from Ileret, Kenya
Canonical and principal components of shape
Functional morphology of the ankle and the likelihood of climbing in early hominins
The Pleistocene Anthropoid Apes of South Africa
A New Type of Fossil Man
Earliest human occupations at Dmanisi (Georgian Caucasus) dated to 1.85–1.78 Ma
Formal ratification of the Quaternary System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma
Lucy's limbs
New fossils from Koobi Fora in northern Kenya confirm taxonomic diversity in early Homo
Further Evidence of Lower Pleistocene Hominids from East Rudolf, North Kenya
Reconstructed Homo habilis type OH 7 suggests deep-rooted species diversity in early Homo
Fossil Hand Bones from Olduvai Gorge
Postcranial Remains of Homo erectus from Bed IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Orrorin tugenensis Femoral Morphology and the Evolution of Hominin Bipedalism
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A possible case of hypervitaminosis A in Homo erectus
The Foot and Ankle of Australopithecus sediba
New partial skeleton of Homo habilis from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
New single crystal 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages improve time scale for deposition of the Omo Group, Omo–Turkana Basin, East Africa
Contemporaneity of Australopithecus , Paranthropus , and early Homo erectus in South Africa
Origin and evolution of the genus Homo
Elastic energy storage in the shoulder and the evolution of high-speed throwing in Homo
Evolution of early Homo
Limb Bone Structural Proportions and Locomotor Behavior in A.L. 288-1 ("Lucy")
Comparisons of Early Pleistocene Skulls from East Africa and the Georgian Caucasus
Phenetic Affinities of Plio-Pleistocene Homo Fossils from South Africa
Hominins from the Upper Laetolil and Upper Ndolanya Beds, Laetoli
On the taxonomic affinities of the Dmanisi mandible (Georgia)
Cross-sectional morphology of the SK 82 and 97 proximal femora
The Evolution of Zinjanthropus boisei
The Omo‐Turkana Basin Fossil Hominins and Their Contribution to Our Understanding of Human Evolution in Africa
Climbing to the top
Odontometric systematic assessment of the Swartkrans SK 15 mandible
Hominin track assemblages from Okote Member deposits near Ileret, Kenya, and their implications for understanding fossil hominin paleobiology at 1.5 Ma
Hominin stature, body mass, and walking speed estimates based on 1.5 million-year-old fossil footprints at Ileret, Kenya
New hominid fossils from the Swartkrans formation (1979–1986 excavations)
Morphometric analysis of the distal humerus of some cenozoic catarrhines
Body size and proportions in early hominids
New hominids from East Rudolf, Kenya, I
New australopithecines from East Rudolf, Kenya (III)
Humeral outlines in some hominoid primates and in Plio‐Pleistocene hominids
Radius of Paranthropus robustus from member 1, Swartkrans Formation, South Africa
Relative limb strength and locomotion in Homo habilis
Taxonomic affinity of the early Homo cranium from Swartkrans, South Africa
Hominin taxic diversity
New evidence of the genus Homo from East Rudolf, Kenya (III)
Hominid cranium from Omo
Body mass estimation in hominins from humeral articular dimensions
Hominid radius from the middle Pliocene of Lake Turkana, Kenya
The femur in early human evolution
Quantification of 3D curvature in the iliac crest
Foot bones from Omo
Variation among the Dmanisi hominins
Fore‐ and hindlimb proportions in Plio‐Pleistocene hominids
Shape, relative size, and size-adjustments in morphometrics
New evidence of the genus Homo from East Rudolf, Kenya. II
Inventory of remains of Hominidae from Pliocene/Pleistocene formations of the lower Omo basin, Ethiopia (1967–1972)
Morphometric variation in Plio-Pleistocene hominid distal humeri
The gait of Australopithecus
Relative femoral head size in early hominids
Paranthropus boisei
Knuckle‐walking and the evolution of hominoid hands
Some African fossil foot bones
The third metacarpal styloid process in humans
The Maka femur and its bearing on the antiquity of human walking
Morphological and taxonomic affinities of the Olduvai ulna (OH 36)
Species attribution of the Swartkrans member 1 first metacarpals
New hominid fossils from the Swartkrans formation (1979–1986 excavations)
Fossil hominin ulnae and the forelimb of Paranthropus
New australopithecines from East Rudolf, Kenya (II)
The shape of the early hominin proximal femur
Bilateral asymmetry and developmental plasticity of the humerus in modern humans
Femoral neck structure and function in early hominins
The locomotor anatomy of Australopithecus afarensis
Biomechanics of the hip and birth in early Homo
Telanthropus and its phylogenetic significance
Functional and morphological affinities of the subadult hand (O.H. 7) from Olduvai Gorge
Reassessment of the TM 1517 odonto‐postcranial assemblage from Kromdraai B, South Africa, and the maturational pattern of Paranthropus robustus
Stratigraphic context of fossil hominids from the Omo group deposits
Enamel microstructure of the hominid KB 5223 from Kromdraai, South Africa
New hominids from East Turkana, Kenya
Further hominids from the Plio‐Pleistocene of Koobi Fora, Kenya
Analysis of an early hominid ulna from the Omo basin, Ethiopia
Natural history ofHomo erectus
How large were the australopithecines
Petite bodies of the “robust” australopithecines
A new mandible of the ape‐man Plesianthropus transvaalensis
Testing the taxonomic integrity of Paranthropus boisei sensu stricto
The taxonomic implications of cranial shape variation in Homo erectus
Mandibular size and shape variation in the hominins at Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia
The pattern of hominin postcranial evolution reconsidered in light of size-related shape variation of the distal humerus
Early hominin dental remains from the Plio-Pleistocene site of Drimolen, South Africa
Spatial and temporal variation of body size among early Homo
Some aspects of femoral morphology in Homo erectus
Geometric morphometric analysis of the crown morphology of the lower first premolar of hominins, with special attention to Pleistocene Homo
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |