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A Dryopithecine Talus From Abocador de Can Mata (Vallès‐Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula)

Morphometric Affinities and Evolutionary Implications for Hominoid Locomotion

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ID24314246
AuthorsOriol Monclús‐gonzalo (0000-0002-7046-9387, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), Shubham Pal (0000-0001-8545-624X, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), Thomas A Püschel (0000-0002-2231-2297, Institute of Human Sciences School of Anthropology, University of Oxford Oxford UK), Alessandro Urciuoli (0000-0002-6265-8962, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), Víctor Vinuesa (0000-0001-7334-9105, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), Josep M Robles (0000-0003-1092-3864, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), Sergio Almécija (0000-0003-1373-1497, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain), David M Alba (0000-0002-8886-5580, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP‐CERCA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain)
Year2025
Volume186
Issue4
Pagese70043-e70043
Publication date2025-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2692-7691 • E-ISSN: 2692-7691
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.70043
PMID40202193
OpenAlexW4409294011
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited177

body mass estimation · hominoid evolution · postcranial morphology · quadrupedal locomotion · Vallès-Penedès Basin · vertical climbing · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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