We propose that the global environmental crises of the Anthropocene are the outcome of a
ratcheting process in long-term human evolution which has favoured groups of increased …

An uncritical reliance on the phylogenetic species concept has led paleoanthropologists to
become increasingly typological in their delimitation of new species in the hominin fossil …

The phylogenetic position of Homo habilis is central to debates over the origin and early
evolution of the genus Homo. A large portion of the species hypodigm consists of dental …

Australopiths are a group of early human ancestors that lived approximately 4 to 2 million
years ago and are considered a key transitional form between apes and humans. Studying …

In this study, we tested the hypothesis that machine learning methods can accurately classify
extant primates based on triquetrum shape data. We then used this classification tool to …

Historical biogeography provides crucial insights into understanding the evolutionary history
of hominins. We applied maximum-likelihood and biogeographical stochastic mapping to …

Sahelanthropus tchadensis has raised much debate since its initial discovery in Chad in
2001, given its controversial classification as the earliest representative of the hominin …

Bipedalism is a key human adaptation, making its evolution a central topic in biological
anthropology. To meet the mechanical demands of bipedalism, the human foot evolved …