Hominin vertebrae and upper limb bone fossils from Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa (1998–2003 excavations)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8312993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T R Pickering (0000-0001-5369-7807, Department of Anthropology University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison Wisconsin, corresponding author), Jason L Heaton (0000-0001-8039-4748, Evolutionary Studies Institute University of the Witwatersand Johannesburg South Africa), Ronald J Clarke (0000-0003-1759-8937, University of the Witwatersrand), Dominic Stratford (School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa), D J Stratford (0000-0001-9790-8848, University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 459-480 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.23758 |
| PMID | 30582149 |
| OpenAlex | W2906409671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 140 |
The new fossil collection presents a mix of bipedal and climbing features. It is unclear whether this mix indicates that all Sterkfontein hominins of >2.0 Ma were terrestrial bipeds who retained adaptations for climbing or whether the collection samples two differently adapted, coeval hominins, Australopithecus africanus and Australopithecus prometheus, both of which are represented at Sterkfontein by skull remains. Regardless, the significant frequency of tooth-marked fossils in the sample might indicate that predation was a selection pressure that maintained climbing adaptations in at least some Sterkfontein hominins of this period
Archaeology · Australopithecus · Biological evolution · Biology · Bipedalism · Cave · Climbing · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Geography · Hominidae · Homo sapiens · Manus · Osteology · Postcrania · Taphonomy · Taxon · Anatomy · Ecology · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Geology · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
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Comparative osteometrics of the hominoid wrist joint, with special reference to knuckle-walking
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The context of Stw 573, an early hominid skull and skeleton from Sterkfontein Member 2
Functional anatomy of the hand of Australopithecus africanus
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Hominin hand bone fossils from Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa (1998-2003 excavations)
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |