Functional Anatomy, Biomechanical Performance Capabilities and Potential Niche of StW 573: an Australopithecus Skeleton (circa 3.67 Ma) From Sterkfontein Member 2, and its significance for The Last Common Ancestor of the African Apes and for Hominin Origins
Robin Huw Crompton, Juliet McClymont, Susannah Thorpe, William Sellers, Jason Heaton, Travis Rayne Pickering, Todd Pataky, Dominic Stratford, Kristian Carlson, Tea Jashashvili, Amélie Beaudet, Laurent Bruxelles, Colleen Goh, Kathleen Kuman, Ronald Clarke
This paper analyzes the morphology of StW 573, an Australopithecus skeleton, to infer its functional anatomy, biomechanical capabilities, and potential niche, suggesting it represents a new species and provides insights into hominin origins.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2018 · PreprintPaleontology