The evolution of hominin ontogenies.

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MOCA Reference, APE

Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Zollikofer, Christoph P E; Ponce de León, Marcia S

Year of Publication: 2010

Journal: Semin Cell Dev Biol

Volume: 21

Issue: 4

Pagination: 441-52

Date Published: 2010 Jun

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 1096-3634

Keywords: Animals, Anthropology, Physical, Biological Evolution, Brain, Fossils, Hominidae, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Paleontology, Phylogeny, Skull, Tooth

Abstract:

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.

DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.10.012

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19900572?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Semin. Cell Dev. Biol.

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