New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back
New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back
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Williams, Scott A , Prang, Thomas Cody , Meyer, Marc R , Nalley, Thierra K , Van Der Merwe, Renier , Yelverton, Christopher , García-Martínez, Daniel , Russo, Gabrielle A , Ostrofsky, Kelly R , Spear, Jeffrey , Eyre, Jennifer , Grabowski, Mark , Nalla, Shahed , Bastir, Markus , Schmid, Peter , Churchill, Steven E and Berger, Lee R
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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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Adaptations of the lower back to bipedalism are frequently discussed but infrequently demonstrated in early fossil hominins. Newly discovered lumbar vertebrae contribute to a near-complete lower back of Malapa Hominin 2 (MH2), offering additional insights into posture and locomotion in
Australopithecus sediba
. We show that MH2 possessed a lo...
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New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_24f733bf10474bf1a1ac25d8b7928f3a
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.70447
