Complete fourth metatarsal and arches in the foot of Australopithecus afarensis

Science

Volumn 331, Issue 6018, 2011, Pages 750-753

  Ward, Carol V ^a   Kimbel, William H ^b   Johanson, Donald C ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SKELETON;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; CLIMBING; DIAPHYSIS; EVOLUTION; FOOT; FOSSIL; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HOMINID; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; METATARSAL BONE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; ETHIOPIA; FOOT; FOSSILS; GAIT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; METATARSAL BONES; TARSAL JOINTS;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS;

EID: 79951480043     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1201463     Document Type: Article

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