Mandibular condyle traits in Neanderthals and other Homo

A comparative, correlative, and ontogenetic study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8317357
AutoresRebecca S Jabbour (0000-0001-7996-8230, The Graduate Center, CUNY, autor de correspondencia), Gary D Richards (0000-0002-5675-080X, University of the Pacific), John Y Anderson (University of New Mexico)
Año2002
Volumen119
Número2
Páginas144-155
Fecha de publicación2002-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.10108
PMID12237935
OpenAlexW2079991292
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas15

The relationship between the mandibular condyle and the crest of the mandibular notch (CMN) has historically entered into discussions of Neanderthal characteristics and was recently suggested to be autapomorphic in Neanderthals. The Neanderthal CMN has been described as intersecting the condyle in the middle, while the modern human CMN runs to the condyle's lateral end. A large lateral condylar tubercle (LCT) has also been observed in Neanderthals and thought to be related to medial (or less lateral) CMN position. In addition, the presence of a less lateral CMN early in ontogeny, as seen in the Amud 7 infant, has been argued to demonstrate great evolutionary divergence in Neanderthals. Using a scoring system for each trait, this study first examines the expression of CMN position and LCT size in 102 adult modern humans and in samples of Neanderthals and other fossil Homo . Then, CMN position is scored in 208 subadult modern humans to elucidate the ontogeny of this trait. Results show that CMN position is not autapomorphic in Neanderthals, but Neanderthals have significantly more CMNs in the least‐lateral score category than does the modern human sample. Large LCTs are found to be strongly predictive of less lateral CMN position, although less lateral CMN position may exist in the absence of a large LCT. The complex ontogenetic pattern of CMN expression observed indicates that features of subadult and adult condylar morphology cannot be constructively compared without first considering subadult morphology on its own functional and developmental terms. Am J Phys Anthropol 119:144–155, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Archaeology · Biology · Condyle · Correlative · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Neanderthal · Ontogeny · Anatomy · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Genetics · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · Philosophy · Temporomandibular Joint Disorders