Developmental simulation of the adult cranial morphology of Australopithecus sediba

The type specimen of Australopithecus sediba (MH1) is a late juvenile, prompting some commentators to suggest that had it lived to adulthood its morphology would have changed sufficiently so as to render hypotheses regarding its phylogenetic relations suspect. Considering the potentially critical po...

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Main Authors: Keely B. Carlson, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Thomas J. DeWitt, Kieran P. McNulty, Kristian J. Carlson, Paul Tafforeau, Lee R. Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2016-07-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3571