Second gorilla or third chimp?
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David Begun argues that Dryopithecus, a species of European ape that lived nine to 13 million years ago, shares features common to both the human subfamily, Homininae, and the African apes. He suggests further that features common to Australopithecus and modern chimpanzees link the human sub-lineages and the chimps within the Homininae line, excluding gorillas. However, a consideration of klinorhynchy, or the downward bending of the face on the brain case, and upper dentition lends greater support to Graecopithecus, an eight-to-10 million year old Greek fossil ape, as an early member of Homininae.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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One skull does not a species make
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The discovery of a Paranthropus boisei skull in Konso, Ethiopia, extends northwards the geographical range over which remains of this species have been discovered. The skull, which is 1.4 million years old, is one of the most complete specimens of P. boisei discovered so far. It is particularly significant for the study of variation in this, and other, human populations and species. However, it is important to be very cautious about naming a new species for the population known to have existed in Konso.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Homo at the gates of Europe
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The archeological discovery of a fossil human mandible, Homo erectus, from Dmanisi, Georgia, indicates the date of Homo erectus in Eurasia to be between 2.0 and 1.5 million years. The difference of about 1 million years between this date and the appearance of humans in the West indicates that they must have travelled through Southwest Asia before settling in Europe. Climatic conditions, presence of carnivores and types of fauna may have made it impossible for humans to settle in Eastern Eurasia.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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