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Titre(s) : Hominin postcranial remains from Sterkfontein, South Africa, 1936-1995 [Texte imprimé] / edited by Bernhard Zipfel, Brian G. Richmond, and Carol V. Ward
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIX-367 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 29 cm
Collection : Human evolution series
Lien à la collection : The human evolution series
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The Sterkfontein hominin fossils generally are attributed to the species Australopithecus
africanus, because most craniodental remains from the site are attributable to that
taxon (reviews in Grine, 2013, 2019). However, there may be more than one hominin
represented within the sample, even within the most productive Member, Member 4, and
given the complex stratigraphy of the site and challenges in dating the deposits,
this may or not may be the case. In general. Several studies have suggested the presence
of two or more australopith taxon within the sample, each citing more morphological
variation among the craniodental remains from Sterkfontein that can be attributed
to a single species, at least compared to extant hominoid taxa (Kimbel and White,
1988; Clarke 1988, 1994; Lockwood, 1997, Lockwood and Tobias, 2002). However, it is
notable that none of these studies agree on which specimens comprise the different
possible taxa or groups, largely due to emphasis on different aspects of morphology
varying among the fossils. The likely time depth of the Sterkfontein sample, even
within Member 4, (see Chapter 3, this volume), may also complicate assessment of potential
taxonomic heterogeneity at the site. None of the Sterkfontein postcranial fossils
can be definitively associated with any craniodental specimens (but see Thackeray
et al., 2002), and so cannot be related directly to any of the proposed taxonomic
divisions within the sample. However, some studies have cited variation within the
postcranial fossils that may also reflect taxonomic variation, although many studies
to date have not tackled this question rigorously. Even though these suggestions have
been made occasionally in the literature, no clear or consistent suggestion of two
or more taxa has been apparent within the postcranial samples (reviewed in Grine 2019).
Taxonomic variation is one of the key questions that each chapter in this volume addresses
(summarized in Chapter 18, this volume)"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Zipfel, Bernhard. Éditeur scientifique
Richmond, Brian. Éditeur scientifique
Ward, Carol V.. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Australopithecus africanus
Restes humains (archéologie) -- Afrique du Sud -- Sterkfontein, Grottes de (Afrique du sud)
Indice(s) Dewey :
569.096 8 (23e éd.) = Mammifères fossiles - Afrique australe République d'Afrique du Sud
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780197507667. - ISBN 0197507662 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46828011p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46828011
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Table des matières : Preface / Carol V. Ward, Brian G. Richmond, Bernhard Zipfel ; Introductory remarks
to the Workshop on Sterkfontein Postcranial Fossils / Philip V. Tobias ; A summary
of the history of exploration at the Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind
World Heritage Site / Francis Thackeray ; The geological setting, cave formation,
and stratigraphy of the fossil bearing deposits at Sterkfontein Caves Dominic Stratford
; A new multidisciplinary age of 2.61 ; 2.07 Ma for the Sterkfontein Member 4 australopiths
Robyn Pickering / Andy I.R. Herries ; The alpha taxonomy of Australopithecus at Sterkfontein
: the postcranial evidence / Frederick E. Grine ; The partial skeletons / Carol V.
Ward, Martin Haeusler, Bernhard Zipfel ; Scapula, clavicle, and proximal humerus
/ David J. Green ; Distal humerus / Michael R. Lague, Colin G. Menter ; Ulna and
radius / Michelle S. M. Drapeau, Colin G. Menter ; Carpals / Matthew W. Tocheri,
Job Kibii ; Metacarpals & manual phalanges / Tracy L. Kivell, Kelly Ostrofsky, Brian
G. Richmond, Michelle Drapeau ; Thoracolumbar vertebrae and ribs / Carol V. Ward,
Burt Rosenman, Bruce Latimer, Shahed Nalla ; Pelvis / Martin Haeusler, Christopher
B. Ruff ; Femur / Jeremy M. Desilva, Mark Grabowski ; Tibia and fibula / Kristian
J. Carlson, Bernhard Zipfel, William Jungers ; Tarsals / Tea Jashashvili, Kristian
J. Carlson, Ronald J. Clarke ; Metatarsals and pedal phalanges / Bernhard Zipfel,
Roshna Wunderlich ; Long bone cross-sectional geometry / Christopher B. Ruff, Ryan
W. Higgins, Kristian J. Carlson ; Limb proportions and positional behavior : Revisiting
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of locomotor reconstruction in Australopithecus
africanus / Adam D. Gordon, David J. Green, William L. Jungers, Brian G. Richmond
; Summary and Synthesis / Carol V. Ward, Bernhard Zipfel.
