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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Neandertal roots: cranial and chronological evidence from Sima de los Huesos |
Author: | Arsuaga, J. Martínez, I. Arnold, L. Aranburu, A. Gracia-Téllez, A. Sharp, W. Quam, R. Falguères, C. Pantoja-Pérez, A. Bischoff, J. Poza-Rey, E. Parés, J. Carretero, J. Demuro, M. Lorenzo, C. Sala, N. Martinón-Torres, M. García, N. Alcázar De Velasco, A. Cuenca-Bescós, G. et al. |
Citation: | Science, 2014; 344(6190):1358-1363 |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
Statement of Responsibility: | J. L. Arsuaga, I. Martínez, L. J. Arnold, A. Aranburu, A. Gracia-Téllez, W. D. Sharp, R. M. Quam, C. Falguères, A. Pantoja-Pérez, J. Bischoff, E. Poza-Rey, J. M. Parés, J. M. Carretero, M. Demuro, C. Lorenzo, N. Sala, M. Martinón-Torres, N. García, A. Alcázar de Velasco, G. Cuenca-Bescós, A. Gómez-Olivencia, D. Moreno, A. Pablos, C.-C. Shen, L. Rodríguez, A. I. Ortega, R. García, A. Bonmatí, J. M. Bermúdez de Castro, E. Carbonell |
Abstract: | Seventeen Middle Pleistocene crania from the Sima de los Huesos site (Atapuerca, Spain) are analyzed, including seven new specimens. This sample makes it possible to thoroughly characterize a Middle Pleistocene hominin paleodeme and to address hypotheses about the origin and evolution of the Neandertals. Using a variety of techniques, the hominin-bearing layer could be reassigned to a period around 430,000 years ago. The sample shows a consistent morphological pattern with derived Neandertal features present in the face and anterior vault, many of which are related to the masticatory apparatus. This suggests that facial modification was the first step in the evolution of the Neandertal lineage, pointing to a mosaic pattern of evolution, with different anatomical and functional modules evolving at different rates. |
Keywords: | Skull Brain Organ Size Genetic Drift Fossils Neanderthals Reproductive Isolation Extinction, Biological |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1253958 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1253958 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 IPAS publications |
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