Mechanical and spatial determinants of Paranthropus facial form
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8315972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie A Mccollum (Kent State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-273 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| 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.1330930209 |
| PMID | 8147440 |
| OpenAlex | W2032983124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 36 |
It is well documented in the anthropological literature that the distinctive morphology of the “robust” hominid facial skeleton reflects its dietary specialization. Rak (1983) has provided the most comprehensive evaluation of Paranthropus facial morphology and this important study concluded that bone strain generated during mastication was responsible for the scaling of measures of facial height and breadth. The present study evaluated Rak's analysis by examining the relationship between bizygomatic breadth and facial height in an ontogenetic series of Pan and Gorilla crania. Results of this analysis indicate that facial height and breadth dimensions were not mechanically scaled in the “robust” australopithecines. Structural analysis of African ape facial maturation was also used to examine alternative spatial methods of malar elongation in Paranthropus . It is concluded that the increased height of the malar region in these specimens is not related to either vertical expansion of the posterior facial skeleton or to expansion of the temporal fossa. Malar elongation is, however, consistent with a derived pattern of facial growth in crania possessing a thickened hard palate. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Biology · Crania · Evolutionary biology · Facial muscles · Facial skeleton · Mastication · Skull · Anatomy · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
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Constraints on masticatory system evolution in anthropoid primates
Growth changes in measurements of upper facial positioning
Craniofacial biomechanics and functional and dietary inferences in hominin paleontology
Palatal thickening and facial form inParanthropus
Early hominid posture and locomotion.
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The Australopithecine Face
The Australopithecines and Their Bearing on the Origin of Man and of Stone Tool-Making
Olduvai Gorge
Ancestors
Ontogenetic perspective on mechanical and nonmechanical models of primate circumorbital morphology
Early hominid feeding mechanisms
Experimental stress analysis of topographic diversity in early hominid gnathic morphology
Cranial morphometry of early hominids
Functional morphology of the asterionic region in extant hominoids and fossil hominids
Subnasal alveolar morphology and the systematic position of Sivapithecus
On the squamosal suture of KNM‐WT 17000
Some cranial indices of Plesianthropus and other primates
Interspecific perspective on mechanical and nonmechanical models of primate circumorbital morphology
New Australopithecus boisei specimens from east and west Lake Turkana, Kenya
Masticatory‐stress hypotheses and the supraorbital region of primates
Endo's stress analysis of the primate skull and the functional significance of the supraorbital region
Compact bone distribution and biomechanics of early hominid mandibles
Biomechanics of cross‐sectional size and shape in the hominoid mandibular corpus
Subnasal morphological variation in extant hominoids and fossil hominids
Ontogeny of the early hominid face
Bite force, diet, and cranial morphology of fossil hominids
Hominid phylogenetics and the existence of Homo in Member I of the Swartkrans formation, South Africa
Dental Evidence for the Diet of Australopithecus
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2010 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |