The vertebrae and ribs of Homo naledi

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 104, Issue , 2017, Pages 136-154

  Williams, Scott A ^a,b,c   García Martínez, Daniel ^b,d,e   Bastir, Markus ^b,d   Meyer, Marc R ^f   Nalla, Shahed ^b,g   Hawks, John ^b,h   Schmid, Peter ^b,i   Churchill, Steven E ^b,j   Berger, Lee R ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f Chaffey College   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Australopithecus; Bipedalism; Ribcage; Thorax; Trunk; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; CAVE SYSTEM; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON;

GAUTENG; RISING STAR CAVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HOMO ERECTUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HOMINID; RIB; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; RIBS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINE;

EID: 85009446596     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.11.003     Document Type: Article

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