The evolution of hominin ontogenies.
- Zollikofer CP Anthropological Institute, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. zolli@aim.uzh.ch
- Ponce de León MS
- 2009-11-11
Published in:
- Seminars in cell & developmental biology. - 2010
Animals
Anthropology, Physical
Biological Evolution
Brain
Fossils
Hominidae
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Paleontology
Phylogeny
Skull
Tooth
English
Since the beginnings of paleoanthropology, immature fossil hominin specimens have marked important but highly contested cornerstones of research. Long deemed as not representative of a fossil species' morphology, immature hominins are now in the center of scientific attention, and an increasing interest in evolutionary developmental questions has made developmental paleoanthropology a vibrant field of research. Here we report on recent advances in this field, which result from a combination of new methods to reconstruct fossil ontogenies with insights from evo-devo research on extant species.
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- English
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- green
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- DOI 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.10.012
- PMID 19900572
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/32417
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