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Australopithecus sediba Hand Demonstrates Mosaic Evolution of Locomotor and Manipulative Abilities

Published:2011-09-09 Issue:6048 Volume:333 Page:1411-1417
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
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Author:

Kivell Tracy L.¹,Kibii Job M.²,Churchill Steven E.²³,Schmid Peter²⁴,Berger Lee R.²⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig 04103, Germany.

2. Institute for Human Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa.

3. Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708, USA.

4. Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.

5. School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa.

Abstract

The hand of Australopithecus sediba , a rare example in the hominid fossil record, shows short fingers and a long thumb consistent with improved precision gripping while retaining strength for climbing.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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