On the phylogenetic position of the pre-Neandertal specimen from Reilingen, Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5896898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Dean (0000-0003-2534-8065, Neurological Surgery), Jean-Jacques Hublin (0000-0001-6283-8114, Musée de l'Homme), Ralph Holloway (Columbia University), Reinhard Ziegler (Museum für Naturkunde) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 485-508 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1006/jhev.1998.0214 |
| PMID | 9614635 |
| OpenAlex | W2016413306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 116 |
| References cited | 40 |
This paper describes the morphology and phylogenetic significance of a well-preserved fossil human cranium found near Reilingen, Germany in 1978. The specimen consists of two complete parietals, most of the right temporal, and 70% of the occipital. The specimen displays several features characteristic of early "archaic" Homo sapiens: maximum breadth at the supramastoid crests, roughly pentagonal occipital view, an angular torus, superoinferiorly elongate/ anteroposterior shortened squamous temporal, strong mastoid, and separation of the tympanic and mastoid temporal portions. Other features align the Reilingen cranium with the "classic" Neandertals: developed suprainiac fossa, bilaterally protuberant occipital torus, strong juxtamastoid eminence, a highly convex occipital plane, and lambdoid flattening. This morphology and our cephalometric analysis support the assignment of this specimen to a Stage 2 "pre-Neandertal" group (e.g., Steinheim, Swanscombe, and Atapuerca [SH site]). Following an "Accretion Model" of European hominid evolution, Stage 2 succeeds Stage 1 European "early-pre-Neandertals" (e.g., Mauer and Petralona), and precedes both the Saale-Eem Stage 3 "early Neandertals" (e.g., Biache 1), which present greater platycephaly, a reduced mastoid process, an enlarged juxtamastoid eminence, and true "en-bombe" (parieto-occipital form), and Weichsel Stage 4 "Neandertals" (sensu stricto, i.e., "classic" Neandertals)
Archaeology · Biological evolution · Biology · Crania · Geography · Hominidae · Homo sapiens · Mastoid process · Neanderthal · Anatomy · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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