Based on our knowledge of locomotor biomechanics and ecology we predict the locomotion
and posture of the last common ancestors of (a) great and lesser apes and their close fossil …

Hominoids diverged from cercopithecoids during the Oligocene in Afro-Arabia, initially
radiating in that continent and subsequently dispersing into Eurasia. From the Late Miocene …

The updated guide to the fundamental concepts, techniques and applications of synchrotron
radiation and its applications in this rapidly developing field Synchrotron light is recognized …

Humans have an unusual life history, with an early weaning age, long childhood, late first
reproduction, short interbirth intervals, and long lifespan. In contrast, great apes wean later …

Despite intensive study, many aspects of the evolutionary history of great apes and humans
(Hominidae) are not well understood. In particular, the phylogenetic relationships of many …

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variations in spellings of generic names by different authors in different chapters, we …

Numerous studies have examined aspects of tooth development to elucidate evolutionary
relationships among apes and humans, as well as processes that led to the prolonged life …

Teeth are one of the best preserved and most commonly recovered elements in primate
fossil assemblages. Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic hypotheses often rely on …

Abstract Fossil Alligator remains from Asia are critical for tracing the enigmatic evolutionary
origin of the Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis, the only living representative of …

Gigantopithecus blacki is the largest hominoid that ever lived. The consensus view is that it
is a specialized pongine and late‐surviving member of the Sivapithecus‐Indopithecus …