胎儿负荷和腰部主病的演变在双脚原始人
Katherine K Whitcome1, Liza J Shapiro, Daniel E Lieberman
1Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. whitcome@fas.harvard.edu
人类女性进化了独特的腰椎适应,以支额外的重量和在怀孕期间转移质量中心,这种特征可能存在于早期的原始人,如奥斯特拉洛皮塞克斯.
科学领域:
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 骨生物学 骨生物学
- 人类进化人类进化
背景情况:
- 双脚是人类的一个决定性特征,腰部主病稳定了干部的质量中心 (COM) 在部上.
- 怀孕会将干部的COM转移到前部,这对雌性双脚运动构成了挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究女性腰椎的进化适应性,以便在双脚运动期间管理产科负载.
- 为了确定这些适应性是否存在于早期的原始人.
主要方法:
- 对现代人类女性腰椎脊椎形态的比较分析.
- 对来自澳大利亚甲类动物的化石脊椎的检查.
主要成果:
- 人类雌性表现出衍生的腰椎曲和强化,以弥补怀孕期间前部移动的COM.
- 奥斯特拉洛皮塞克斯脊椎中的二态形态表明,这些适应早于Homo属.
结论:
- 女性的腰部适应用于产科负荷补偿是人类进化中的衍生性质.
- 这些适应性很可能在早期进化,在Homo的出现之前.
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