Although the transition from Australopithecus to Homo is usually thought of as a momentous
transformation, the fossil record bearing on the origin and earliest evolution of Homo is …

In 1994, Hunt published the 'postural feeding hypothesis'—a seminal paper on the origins of
hominin bipedalism—founded on the detailed study of chimpanzee positional behavior and …

Body size directly influences an animal's place in the natural world, including its energy
requirements, home range size, relative brain size, locomotion, diet, life history, and …

The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the
Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi …

The discovery of the earliest known stone tools at Lomekwi 3 (LOM3) from West Turkana,
Kenya, dated to 3.3 Ma, raises new questions about the mode and tempo of key adaptations …

Modern humans are characterized by a highly specialized foot that reflects our obligate
bipedalism. Our understanding of hominin foot evolution is, although, hindered by a paucity …

Previous attempts to estimate body mass in pre-Holocene hominins have relied on
prediction equations derived from relatively limited extant samples. Here we derive new …

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Human Evolution, we re-evaluate the
fossil record for early Homo (principally Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and Homo rudolfensis) …

This paper describes the 108 femoral, patellar, tibial, and fibular elements of a new species
of Homo (Homo naledi) discovered in the Dinaledi chamber of the Rising Star cave system …

Homo erectus and later humans have enlarged body sizes, reduced sexual dimorphism,
elongated lower limbs, and increased encephalization compared to Australopithecus …