アウストラロピテクス・セディバ (Australopithecus sediba) の胸部のモザイク形状について
Peter Schmid1, Steven E Churchill, Shahed Nalla
1Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. smidi@aim.uzh.ch
まとめ
アウストラロピテクス・セディバの胸の形は上部では類人猿の形だが,下部では人間っぽい. この発見は,初期のヒト類の胸部進化と運動に関する新しい洞察を提供します.
科学分野:
- 古人類学は,古人類学である.
- 人間の進化 人類の進化
- 骨格生物学 骨格生物学とは
背景:
- 初期のヒト類の胸の形状は,化石の証拠が限られているが,議論されている.
- ホミニンの胸の形状を理解することは,先祖の運動を再構築するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- Australopithecus sediba.の胸部の形状を調査するために.
- アウストラロピテクス・セディバの胸部を,現存する類人猿やホモと比較する.
主な方法:
- 化石ホミニンの肋骨の残骸の分析.
- 断片的な標本から胸部の形状を再構成する.
主要な成果:
- アウストラロピテクス・セディバ (Australopithecus sediba) は,中央側から狭い,類人猿のような上部胸部を示している.
- アウストラロピテクス・セディバ (Australopithecus sediba) の下部胸部は,類人猿よりも膨張が少なく,人間の形状に似ている.
結論:
- Australopithecus sedibaの胸部の形状は,先祖と派生した特徴のモザイクを示唆しています.
- この形質は,ホモにみられる耐久性走行とは異なるユニークな運動運動適応を示しているかもしれない.
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