Paranthropus boisei is a hominin taxon with a distinctive cranial and dental morphology. Its
hypodigm has been recovered from sites with good stratigraphic and chronological control …

A common assumption in the evolutionary scenario of the first Eurasian hominin populations
is that they all had an African origin. This assumption also seems to apply for the Early and …

Recent studies have revealed interesting differences in upper first molar morphology across
the hominin fossil record, particularly significant between H. sapiens and H …

Earlier reconstructions of the Taung endocast, from the juvenile type specimen for
Australopithecus africanus, were achieved without benefit of the advanced computer …

We have examined the crowns of chimpanzee, australopith, and Paranthropus species and
early Homo in order to investigate two different, widely recognized, dental trends in Plio …

Functional relationships between diet and tooth morphology form an integral part of
paleontological research. The detailed description of occlusal relief and wear patterns of …

Abstract The Sima de los Huesos (SH) and Gran Dolina-TD6 sites in Sierra de Atapuerca
(Spain) have each yielded an impressive fossil hominin sample representing Middle …

It is no secret that over the past 20 years there has been a veritable explosion of information
generated by scientific research. One of the beneficiaries of this information explosion has …

Abstract The South African Plio-Pleistocene sites where large numbers of fossil hominid
specimens have been discovered in the last 20 years are Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and, most …

Previous work by Lucas and others has investigated the relationship between food
mechanical properties and tooth form. However, less has been done to examine how these …