The Presence of the Frontal Opercula in Homo naledi
When it comes to the evolution of the human brain, size isn’t everything. In fact, shape is a huge determinant. …
Tag Archives: comparative anatomy
One of Lucy’s Vertebrae is a Baboon’s?
Well this is kind of embarrassing but inconsequential… Gary Sawyer and Mike Smith at the AMNH began a reconstruction of …
Long Toes & Short Ankles Help Sprinters Accelerate Faster
The Journal of Experimental Biology has published an interesting paper about some unique features in sprinters: longer toes and shorter …
Can I See Your Fingers Please?
That is what University of Liverpool’s Emma Nelson probably would have said if she were to meet our hominan ancestors …
Hobbit in the Haystack: Homo floresiensis and Human Evolution – Watch it Online!
Speaking of the Johansons and fossils … Earlier this year, I’ve blogged about the 2009 Human Evolution Leakey Symposium at …
Homo floresiensis Walked Out of Africa
Skull of LB1 (Homo floresiensis, or the hobbit) Photo from Science Museum New analysis by a team led by Australian …
Neandertal Broad Noses Due To Lower Face Prognathism
Bergmann’s rule is an observation that body mass of endotherms increases with altitude and colder climate. Neandertals fit this rule, …
Higher Rates of C-Section Deliveries For Asian Mothers & White Fathers
What you may call the hip or pelvis is actually formed by the joining of ilia, ischia, pubis bones to …
An Attempt At A Morphological Reassessment Of The Teshik-Tash Neandertal Child
Michelle Glantz, Sheela Athreya, and Terrence Ritzman have taken up yet another a reassessment of Teshik-Tash Neandertal child in the …
Homo heidelbergensis Ear Anatomy Indicates They Could Have Heard The Same Frequency of Sounds As Modern Humans
Pinpointing when language became a prevalent trait during human evolution has been tricky. Last fall we read a paper which …
