Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa.
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Berger, LR; de Ruiter, DJ; Churchill, SE; Schmid, P; Carlson, KJ; Dirks, PHGM; Kibii, JM
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
April 2010
Despite a rich African Plio-Pleistocene hominin fossil record, the ancestry of Homo and its relation to earlier australopithecines remain unresolved. Here we report on two partial skeletons with an age of 1.95 to 1.78 million years. The fossils were encased in cave deposits at the Malapa site in South Africa. The skeletons were found close together and are directly associated with craniodental remains. Together they represent a new species of Australopithecus that is probably descended from Australopithecus africanus. Combined craniodental and postcranial evidence demonstrates that this new species shares more derived features with early Homo than any other australopith species and thus might help reveal the ancestor of that genus.
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1095-9203
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0036-8075
Publication Date
April 2010
Volume
328
Issue
5975
Start / End Page
195 / 204
Related Subject Headings
- South Africa
- Skull
- Skeleton
- Mandible
- Male
- Hominidae
- General Science & Technology
- Fossils
- Female
- Dentition
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Berger, L. R., de Ruiter, D. J., Churchill, S. E., Schmid, P., Carlson, K. J., Dirks, P. H. G. M., & Kibii, J. M. (2010). Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa. Science (New York, N.Y.), 328(5975), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1184944
Berger, Lee R., Darryl J. de Ruiter, Steven E. Churchill, Peter Schmid, Kristian J. Carlson, Paul H. G. M. Dirks, and Job M. Kibii. “Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 328, no. 5975 (April 2010): 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1184944.
Berger LR, de Ruiter DJ, Churchill SE, Schmid P, Carlson KJ, Dirks PHGM, et al. Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa. Science (New York, NY). 2010 Apr;328(5975):195–204.
Berger, Lee R., et al. “Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 328, no. 5975, Apr. 2010, pp. 195–204. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.1184944.
Berger LR, de Ruiter DJ, Churchill SE, Schmid P, Carlson KJ, Dirks PHGM, Kibii JM. Australopithecus sediba: a new species of Homo-like australopith from South Africa. Science (New York, NY). 2010 Apr;328(5975):195–204.
Published In
Science (New York, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
April 2010
Volume
328
Issue
5975
Start / End Page
195 / 204
Related Subject Headings
- South Africa
- Skull
- Skeleton
- Mandible
- Male
- Hominidae
- General Science & Technology
- Fossils
- Female
- Dentition