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Journal article
New hominin dental remains from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa
Annals of human biology, Vol.50(1), pp.407-427
09/10/2023
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Abstract
Background
The Drimolen Palaeocave site is situated within the UNESCO Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa World Heritage Area and has yielded numerous hominin fossils since its discovery in 1992. Most of these fossils are represented by isolated dental elements, which have been attributed to either of two distinct hominin genera, Paranthropus and Homo.
Aim
This paper provides morphological descriptions for a further 19 specimens that have been recovered from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry (DMQ) deposits since 2008. This paper also discusses the two primary hypotheses used to explain Paranthropus robustus variation: sexual dimorphism, and micro-evolution within a lineage.
Subjects and methods
These 19 fossils are represented by 47 dental elements and expand the sample of DMQ early Homo from 13 to 15, and the sample of Paranthropus robustus from 69 to 84.
Results
The evidence presented in this paper was found to be inconsistent with the sexual dimorphism hypothesis.
Conclusion
Some support was found for the micro-evolution hypothesis.
Details
- Title
- New hominin dental remains from the ∼2.04–1.95 Ma Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa
- Creators
- A. B. Leece - Southern Cross UniversityJ. M. Martin - La Trobe UniversityS. Baker - University of JohannesburgC. Wilson - La Trobe UniversityD. S. Strait - University of JohannesburgG. T. Schwartz - Arizona State UniversityA. I. R. Herries - University of Johannesburg
- Publication Details
- Annals of human biology, Vol.50(1), pp.407-427
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991013143513702368
- Copyright
- (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article