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Morphometric analysis of lumbar vertebra UMP 67-28: Implications for spinal function and phylogeny of the Miocene Moroto hominoid

William J. Sanders, +1 more
- 01 Mar 1994 - 
- Vol. 26, Iss: 3, pp 203-237
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The overall morphology of UMP 67-28 indicates that lumbar vertebrae of the Moroto hominoid were mole derived toward the great ape condition than those of Proconsul heseloni and P. nyanzae, and shares features with other dorsostable-backed mammals, suggesting that the Morotos hominoids and Proconsula possessed very different locomotor capabilities.
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This article is published in Journal of Human Evolution.The article was published on 1994-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 103 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Morotopithecus & Afropithecus.

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Body mass in comparative primatology

Richard J.H. Smith, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1997 - 
TL;DR: An analysis of variability in body mass indicates that the coefficient of variation for body mass increases with increasing species mean mass.
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Interpreting the posture and locomotion of Australopithecus afarensis: Where do we stand?

Carol V. Ward
- 01 Dec 2002 - 
TL;DR: It is clear that these hominins had undergone selection for habitual bipedality, but the null hypothesis of nonaptation to explain the retention of primitive, ape-like characters cannot be falsified at present.
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Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, a new Middle Miocene great ape from Spain.

Salvador Moyà-Solà, +4 more
- 19 Nov 2004 - 
TL;DR: The new skeleton reveals that early great apes retained primitive monkeylike characters associated with a derived body structure that permits upright postures of the trunk, and suggests that Pierolapithecus is probably close to the last common ancestor of great apes and humans.
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A Dryopithecus skeleton and the origins of great-ape locomotion

Salvador Moyà-Solà, +1 more
- 11 Jan 1996 - 
TL;DR: The discovery of an extraordinary partial skeleton of Dryopithecus laietanus from Can Llobateres (Spain) provides evidence that orthograde postures and locomotion appeared at least 9.5 million years ago, strengthening previous hypotheses linking both Miocene forms with Pongo.
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A Hominoid Genus from the Early Miocene of Uganda

Daniel L. Gebo, +5 more
- 18 Apr 1997 - 
TL;DR: The large-bodied hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the oldest known hominoids sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans.