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Postcranial robusticity in Homo. III: Ontogeny

C B Ruff1, A Walker, E Trinkaus

  • 1Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Developmental factors influence human long-bone geometry. Bone structure adapts differently to mechanical loading during growth, affecting periosteal and endosteal envelopes, and leading to distinct growth patterns in articulations versus diaphyses.

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Area of Science:

  • Human Paleontology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Investigating developmental influences on human long-bone geometry and articular size.
  • Utilizing data from professional tennis players and the Pecos Pueblo archaeological sample.

Observation:

  • Long-bone diaphyseal envelopes show age-related sensitivity to mechanical loading: periosteal envelope is more responsive before mid-adolescence, and endosteal envelope afterward.
  • Articular dimensions grow similarly to long-bone length and stature.
  • Cross-sectional diaphyseal dimensions exhibit slower initial growth, followed by a catch-up period in early adulthood, mirroring body weight growth.

Findings:

  • Periosteal expansion and endosteal contraction in pre-Recent Homo align with lifelong mechanical loading.

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  • KNM-WT 15000's femur suggests developmental response to mechanical loading, while archaic Homo sapiens juveniles may show modified patterns.
  • Discrepancies in diaphyseal and articular dimensions during adolescence are developmental consequences of age, not necessarily evolutionary differences.

    • Implications:

    • Understanding how developmental plasticity shapes skeletal morphology in response to mechanical stimuli.
    • Provides insights into the postcranial variation observed between Recent and earlier Homo species.
    • Highlights the importance of considering developmental timing when interpreting fossil hominin skeletal morphology.