Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration

CJ Sparrey, JF Bailey, M Safaee, AJ Clark, V Lafage… - Neurosurgical …, 2014 - thejns.org
The goal of this review is to discuss the mechanisms of postural degeneration, particularly
the loss of lumbar lordosis commonly observed in the elderly in the context of evolution …

Evolution of the hominoid vertebral column: the long and the short of it

SA Williams, GA Russo - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The postcranial axial skeleton exhibits considerable morphological and functional diversity
among living primates. Particularly striking are the derived features in hominoids that …

New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa

J Hawks, M Elliott, P Schmid, SE Churchill, DJ Ruiter… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
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 …

Homo naledi and Pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial Africa

LR Berger, J Hawks, PHGM Dirks, M Elliott, EM Roberts - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of
Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene …

The Lower Limb and Mechanics of Walking in Australopithecus sediba

JM DeSilva, KG Holt, SE Churchill, KJ Carlson… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The discovery of a relatively complete Australopithecus sediba adult female skeleton permits
a detailed locomotor analysis in which joint systems can be integrated to form a …

Challenges and perspectives on functional interpretations of australopith postcrania and the reconstruction of hominin locomotion

M Cazenave, TL Kivell - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Dental Morphology and the Phylogenetic “Place” of Australopithecus sediba

JD Irish, D Guatelli-Steinberg, SS Legge, DJ de Ruiter… - science, 2013 - science.org
To characterize further the Australopithecus sediba hypodigm, we describe 22 dental traits
in specimens MH1 and MH2. Like other skeletal elements, the teeth present a mosaic of …

Mosaic Morphology in the Thorax of Australopithecus sediba

P Schmid, SE Churchill, S Nalla, E Weissen… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The shape of the thorax of early hominins has been a point of contention for more than 30
years. Owing to the generally fragmentary nature of fossil hominin ribs, few specimens have …

Vertebral numbers and human evolution

SA Williams, ER Middleton, CI Villamil… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Ever since Tyson (1699), anatomists have noted and compared differences in
the regional numbers of vertebrae among humans and other hominoids. Subsequent …

The taxonomic attribution of African hominin postcrania from the Miocene through the Pleistocene: Associations and assumptions

FE Grine, CS Mongle, JG Fleagle… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Postcranial bones may provide valuable information about fossil taxa relating to their
locomotor habits, manipulative abilities and body sizes. Distinctive features of the …