Locomotor anatomy and biomechanics of the Dmanisi hominins

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 492-504

  Pontzer, Herman ^a   Rolian, Campbell ^b   Rightmire, G Philip ^c   Jashashvili, Tea ^d,e   Ponce de León, Marcia S ^e   Lordkipanidze, David ^d   Zollikofer, Christoph P E ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Georgian National Museum   (Georgia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dmanisi; Early Homo; Hominin evolution

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SHAPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTER-GATHERER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SCAVENGER; TAPHONOMY; TOOL USE; WALKING;

CAUCASUS;

PAN;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; FOSSIL; HINDLIMB; HOMINID; HUMAN; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FOOT BONES; FOSSILS; HINDLIMB; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LEG BONES; WALKING;

EID: 77953541674     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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