Ecological apes and ancestors
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Another new species of hominine has been discovered at Kanapoi and Allia Bay in northern Kenya. At Kanapoi, the hominines are dated at 4.1 Myr and the others constitute younger deposits older than 3.5 Myr while the Allia Bay deposits are dated to 3.9 Myr. The Kanapoi specimen is a mandible with symphysis and total dentition. Other features include shallow palates, huge upper and lower canines with vertical roots and trigons of upper molars being wider than talons and thick enamel. The postcranial material is secured from upper Kanapoi while the dental specimens are from lower level, which raises some concern about the sourcing.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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A new specimen of Ankarapithecus meteai from the Sinap Formation of central Anatolia
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The discovery of a fossil hominoid partial skull from the Upper Miocene Sinap Formation of central Turkey shows that Ankarapithecus meteai are stem members of the great ape and human clade. Contrary to findings from the more fragmentary remains, this specimen shows facial, mandibular, and dental features which differ from any of the other extant or fossil hominoid. This nearly complete specimen has a relatively narrow interorbital region, extensive frontal and maxillary sinuses, moderate supraorbital tori, square orbits, robust mandibular corpus, and incisor heteromorphy.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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They might be giants
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Palaeoanthropologists believe Pleistocene human beings from almost two Myr years ago were nearly 30% larger than modern-day equatorial man. Research indicates that larger-bodied Neanderthals became progressively smaller through natural selection, resulting in a relative increase in brain size. Human beings who lived in high latitudes were naturally larger than those near the equator.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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