Foot bones from Omo: Implications for hominid evolution

We reanalyze a hominid talus and calcaneus from Omo dating to 2.2 mya and 2.36 mya, respectively. Although both specimens occur at different localities and times, both tarsals articulate well together, suggesting a single taxon on the basis of size and function. We attribute these foot bones to earl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of physical anthropology 2006-04, Vol.129 (4), p.499-511
Hauptverfasser:	Gebo, Daniel L., Schwartz, Gary T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatomy, Comparative Animals Archanthropus and paleanthropus Biological anthropology Biological Evolution Biomechanical Phenomena Bipedalism Bone industry Calcaneus - anatomy & histology Calcaneus - physiology Discriminant Analysis Ethiopia Evolutionary anthropology foot bones Hominidae - anatomy & histology Hominidae - physiology Hominids Human evolution Human paleontology Methodology and general studies Morphology Omo Physical anthropology Prehistory and protohistory talus Talus - anatomy & histology Talus - physiology Typology, technology and attribute analysis
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