The AL 333-160 fourth metatarsal from Hadar compared to that of humans, great apes, baboons and proboscis monkeys: Non-conclusive evidence for pedal arches or obligate bipedality in Hadar hominins

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 336-367

  Mitchell, P J ^a   Sarmiento, E E ^b   Meldrum, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Human Evolution Foundation   (United States)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABOON; COLOBINAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GAIT; GORILLA; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PALEONTOLOGY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COLOBINAE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOSSILS; GAIT; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; PALEONTOLOGY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAPIO; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84866893761     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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