A5010368208- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Language and cultural evolution
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
University of Toronto
2015-2024
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
2009
Max Planck Society
2009
George Washington University
2007
University at Albany, State University of New York
2007
Natural History Museum
2001
The University of Texas at Austin
1996
University of California, Davis
1996
Washington University in St. Louis
1996
Johns Hopkins University
1990-1994
Function and Phylogeny in Miocene Hominoids C.V. Ward, et al. Comments on the Last Decades of Research Hominid Origins D. Pilbeam. Inter-Relationships Between Functional Morphology Paleoenvironments P. Andrews, The Early Evolution Hominoid Face T.C. Rae. Phylogenetic Features Forelimb M.D. Rose. Anatomy Phyletic Implications Trunk Hindlimb Ward. Dental Evidence for Diets Some Catarrhines with Effects Interpretation Adaptation R.F. Kay, P.S. Ungar. Mandibles: Perspectives B. Brown....
Some of the most long-standing questions in paleoanthropology concern how and why human bipedalism evolved. Over last century, many hypotheses have been offered on mode locomotion from which originated. Candidate ancestral adaptations include monkey-like arboreal or terrestrial quadrupedalism, gibbon- orangutan-like (or other forms of) climbing suspension, knuckle-walking. This paper reviews history these hypotheses, outlines their predictions, assesses them light current phylogenetic,...
Miocene hominoids from Europe are among the earliest members of great ape and human clade (the Hominidae). One these forms, represented by well-preserved cranial remains Rudabánya, Hungary, sheds new light on question evolutionary relations living hominids. This evidence supports view that humans have a specific relation with chimpanzees, to exclusion all other apes.
Dryopithecus has been known longer than most fossil primate taxa, but until recently was only represented by fragmentary jaws and isolated teeth.New specimens, including postcrania relatively complete cranial remains, provide much new evidence on the biology of its relations to other primates.The phylogenetic indicates that is probably more closely related African apes humans Siuapithecus.When compared living forms, shares with gorillas.This does not imply a close relationship between...
The fossil remains of nine individuals attributable to the Miocene hominoid genus Proconsul were recovered during 1984 and 1985 from Kaswanga Primate Site on Rusinga Island, Kenya. Among thousands bone fragments hundreds phalangeal fragments, which have been collected assembled into 247 separate identifiable phalanges or representing ten identified individuals. This sample is many times larger than any other sample, preserves several examples every hand foot phalanx both sexes (deduced...
Darwin famously opined that the most likely place of origin common ancestor African apes and humans is Africa, given distribution its living descendents. But it infrequently recalled immediately afterwards, Darwin, in his typically thorough cautious style, noted a fossil ape from Europe, Dryopithecus, may instead represent ancestors apes, which dispersed into Africa Europe. Louis de Bonis collaborators were first researchers modem era to echo Darwin's suggestion about Resulting their...
In the past 20 years, new discoveries of fossil apes from Miocene have transformed our ideas about timing, geography, and causes evolution African humans. Darwin predicted that common ancestor humans would be found in Africa. Yet majority great are Europe Asia. I briefly review record then examine main competing hypotheses origins, or European, inspired by these recent discoveries, concluding elements both likely to correct. Given current interpretations paleobiology relationships among...
The split of our own clade from the Panini is undocumented in fossil record. To fill this gap we investigated dentognathic morphology Graecopithecus freybergi Pyrgos Vassilissis (Greece) and cf. sp. Azmaka (Bulgaria), using new μCT 3D reconstructions two known specimens. are currently dated to early Messinian at 7.175 Ma 7.24 Ma. Mainly based on its external preservation previously vague dating, often referred as nomen dubium. examination unknown dental root pulp canal confirms taxonomic...
Fossil apes from the eastern Mediterranean are central to debate on African ape and human (hominine) origins. Current research places them either as hominines, hominins (humans our fossil relatives) or stem hominids, no more closely related hominines than pongines (orangutans their relatives). Here we show, based analysis of a newly identified genus, Anadoluvius, 8.7 Ma site Çorakyerler in Anatolia, that diverse, part first known radiation early members hominines. The this currently only...
Abstract A major contribution of previous analyses Miocene hominoid postcrania is the recognition a great ape grade locomotor morphology in late Miocene. However, absence consideration taxonomic and phylogenetic implications specimens concerned, importance this conclusion remains unappreciated. This paper presents revised view positional hominid fossils considers some phyletic these specimens. The status number large catarrhine from Europe (attributed to Dryopithecus , Sivapithecus...