Pathways to humanity: Adaptive niche diversity at the origins of the human lineage

Informazioni relative al progetto

NewHuman

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 819960

DOI

10.3030/819960

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 18 Febbraio 2019

Data di avvio 1 Luglio 2019

Data di completamento 30 Giugno 2025

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 1 998 643,75

Contributo UE

€ 1 998 643,75

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MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
Germany

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Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (51)

Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Achuelean tools

Autori: Mussi, M, Skinner, MM, Melis, RT, Panera, J, Jara, SR, Thomas W Davies, Geraads, D, Bocherens, H, Briatico, G, Le Cabec, A, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Gidna, A, Bonnefille, R, Di Bianco, L, Méndez-Quintas, E
Pubblicato in: Science, 2023, ISSN 1095-9203
Editore: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/science.add9115

A computational framework for canonical holistic morphometric analysis of trabecular bone

Autori: Sebastian Bachmann, Christopher J. Dunmore, Matthew M. Skinner, Dieter H. Pahr, Alexander Synek
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, 2022, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09063-6

New Neanderthal remains from Axlor cave (Dima, Biscay, northern Iberian Peninsula)

Autori: Shara E. Bailey, Tom W. Davies, Mykolas D. Imbrasas, Talia Lazuen, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Jesus González-Urquijo
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, Numero 187, 2024, Pagina/e 103483, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103483

Endostructural morphology in hominoid mandibular third premolars: Discrete traits at the enamel-dentine junction

Autori: Thomas W. Davies, Lucas K. Delezene, Philipp Gunz, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, Numero 136, 2019, Pagina/e 102670, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.102670

Potential of Japanese Macaques for Understanding Etiology and Seasonality of Repetitive Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in Nonhuman Primates

Autori: Mark Fretson Skinner, Mao Asami, Matthew M. Skinner, Akiko Kato
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Primatology, Numero 87, 2025, ISSN 0275-2565
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23713

Descriptive catalog of Homo naledi dental remains from the 2013 to 2015 excavations of the Dinaledi Chamber, site U.W. 101, within the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

Autori: Lucas K. Delezene, Matthew M. Skinner, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marina C. Elliott, Alia Gurtov, Joel D. Irish, Jacopo Moggi-Cecchi, Darryl J. de Ruiter, John Hawks, Lee R. Berger
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2023, ISSN 1095-8606
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103372

Linear enamel hypoplasia in<i>Homo</i><i>naledi</i>reappraised in light of new Retzius periodicities

Autori: Mark Fretson Skinner, Lucas Kyle Delezene, Matthew M. Skinner, Patrick Mahoney
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Numero 184, 2024, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24927

Australopithecus sediba: an internal dental perspective

Autori: Thomas W. DAVIES
Pubblicato in: Comptes Rendus Palevol, Numero 24, 2025, ISSN 1777-571X
Editore: Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle
DOI: 10.5852/cr-palevol2025v24a18

Testing the patterning cascade model of cusp development in Macaca fascicularis mandibular molars

Autori: Simon A. Chapple, Tanya M. Smith, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: Archives of Oral Biology, Numero 167, 2024, Pagina/e 106067, ISSN 0003-9969
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2024.106067

Ontogenetic changes to metacarpal bone structure in mountain and western lowland gorillas

Autori: Kim P. Deckers, Zewdi J. Tsegai, Matthew M. Skinner, Angel Zeininger, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: Journal of Anatomy, 2022, ISSN 0021-8782
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/joa.13630

Cortical bone architecture of hominid intermediate phalanges reveals functional signals of locomotion and manipulation

Autori: Samar M. Syeda, Zewdi J. Tsegai, Marine Cazenave, Matthew M. Skinner, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Numero 184, 2024, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24902

Variation and covariation of external shape and cross-sectional geometry in the human metacarpus.

Autori: Tanner, SB, Bardo, A, Thomas W Davies, Chris J Dunmore, Johnston, RE, Owen, NJ, Tracy L Kivell, Skinner, MM
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24866

Form, Function and the Evolution of the Human Hand

Autori: Tracy L Kivell, Baraki, Niguss, Lockwood, VA, Williams-Hatala, Erin Marie, Wood, Bernard A
Pubblicato in: Yearbook of Biological Anthropology, 2022, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24667

Challenges and perspectives on functional interpretations of australopith postcrania and the reconstruction of hominin locomotion

Autori: Marine Cazenave, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2023, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103304

Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi

Autori: Patrick Mahoney, Gina McFarlane, Alberto J. Taurozzi, Palesa P. Madupe, Mackie C. O'Hara, Keneiloe Molopyane, Enrico Cappellini, John Hawks, Matthew M. Skinner, Lee Berger
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24893

Morphological integration and shape covariation between the trapezium and first metacarpal among extant hominids

Autori: Ameline Bardo, Christopher J. Dunmore, Raphaël Cornette, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24800

Calcar femorale variation in extant and fossil hominids: implications for identifying bipedal locomotion in fossil hominins

Autori: Marine Cazenave, Tracy L Kivell, Marta Pina, David R Begun, Matthew M Skinner
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2022, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103183

The deep trabecular structure of first metacarpals in extant hominids.

Autori: Christopher J. Dunmore, Sebastian Bachmann, Alexander Synek, Dieter H. Pahr, Matthew M. Skinner, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24695

Distinct mandibular premolar crown morphology in Homo naledi and its implications for the evolution of Homo species in South Africa.

Autori: Thomas W. Davies, Delezene, LK, Gunz, P, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Lee Berger, Gidna, A, Skinner, MM
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, Numero 10, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69993-x

Sign-oriented Dirichlet Normal Energy: alinging dental topography and dental function in the R-package molaR

Autori: James D. Pampush, Paul E. Morse, Edward J. Fuselier, Matthew M. Skinner, Richard F. Kay
Pubblicato in: Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2022, ISSN 1064-7554
Editore: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-022-09616-6

The implications of thumb movements for Neanderthal and modern human manipulation

Autori: Ameline Bardo, Marie-Hélène Moncel, Christopher J. Dunmore, Tracy L. Kivell, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Raphaël Cornette
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, Numero 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75694-2

Trabecular Architecture of the Proximal Tibia in Extant Hominids

Autori: Andrea Lukova, Sebastian Bachmann, Alexander Synek, Dieter H. Pahr, Brandon Kilbourne, Christopher J. Dunmore, Tracy L. Kivell, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Numero 187, 2025, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70084

Evidence for habitual climbing in a Pleistocene hominin in South Africa.

Autori: Georgiou, L, Christopher J. Dunmore, Bardo, A, Buck, L, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Dieter Pahr, Stratford, D, Alexander Synek, Tracy L. Kivell, Skinner, MM
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, ISSN 0027-8424
Editore: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914481117

Primate tooth crown nomenclature revisited

Autori: Simon Chapple, Matthew Skinner
Pubblicato in: PeerJ, 2023, ISSN 2167-8359
Editore: PeerJ

Trabecular structure of the elbow reveals divergence in knuckle-walking biomechanical strategies of African apes.

Autori: Arias-Martorell J, Zeininger A, Kivell TL
Pubblicato in: Evolution, 2021, ISSN 1558-5646
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/evo.14354

Reply to Haeusler et al.: Internal structure of the femur provides robust evidence for locomotor and taxonomic diversity at Sterkfontein

Autori: Matthew M. Skinner, Leoni Georgiou, Dominic Stratford, Christopher J. Dunmore, Ameline Bardo, Laura T. Buck, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Dieter H. Pahr, Alexander Synek, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Numero 117/46, 2020, Pagina/e 28570-28571, ISSN 0027-8424
Editore: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016647117

The position of Australopithecus sediba within fossil hominin hand use diversity.

Autori: Dunmore, C, Skinner, MM, Bardo, A, Berger, L, Hublin, J, Pahr, D, Rosas, A, Stephens, N, Kivell, T
Pubblicato in: Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2020, ISSN 2397-334X
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1207-5

Dental morphology in Homo habilis and its implications for the evolution of early Homo

Autori: Thomas W. Davies, Philipp Gunz, Fred Spoor, Zeresenay Alemseged, Agness Gidna, Jean-Jacques Hublin, William H. Kimbel, Ottmar Kullmer, William P. Plummer, Clément Zanolli, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: Nature Communications, Numero 15, 2024, ISSN 2041-1723
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44375-9

The morphology of the Late Pleistocene hominin remains from the site of La Cotte de St Brelade, Jersey

Autori: Compton, T., Skinner, Matthew M., Humphrey, L., Pope, M., Bates, M., Davies, Thomas W., Plummer, W.P., Scott, B., Shaw, A., Stringer, Chris
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2020, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102939

Dental data challenge the ubiquitous presence of Homoin theCradle of Humankind

Autori: Clement Zanollia, Thomas W. Davies, Renaud Joannes-Boyaud, Amelie Beaudet, Laurent Bruxelles, Frikkie de Beerk, Jakobus Hoffmank, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Kudakwashe Jakatam, Lazarus Kgasie, Ottmar Kullmero, Roberto Macchiarelli, Lei Pan, Friedemann Schrenk, Frederic Santosa, Dominic Stratford, Mirriam Tawane, Francis Thackeray, Song Xing, Bernhard Zipfel, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: PNAS, 2022, ISSN 1091-6490
Editore: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2111212119

Hominin dental remains from the Pliocene localities at Lomekwi, Kenya (1982-2009)

Autori: Skinner, MM, Leakey, ML, Leakey, LL, Manthi, F, Spoor, F
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, Numero 145, 2020, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102820

Accessory cusp expression at the enamel-dentine junction of hominin mandibular molars.

Autori: Davies TW, Alemseged Z, Gidna A, Hublin J-J, Kimbel WH, Kullmer O, Spoor F, Zanolli C, Skinner MM
Pubblicato in: PeerJ, 2021, ISSN 2689-7733
Editore: PeerJ
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11415

A new distal fibular fragment of <i>Homo floresiensis</i> and the first quantitative comparative analysis of proximal and distal fibular morphology in this species

Autori: Annalisa Pietrobelli, Damiano Marchi, Sofwan Noerwidi, Nico Alamsyah, Thomas Sutikna, Tracy L. Kivell, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri
Pubblicato in: Journal of Anatomy, Numero 246, 2025, Pagina/e 869-891, ISSN 0021-8782
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/joa.14194

Trabecular architecture of the distal femur in extant hominids

Autori: Andrea Lukova, Christopher J. Dunmore, Sebastian Bachmann, Alexander Synek, Dieter H. Pahr, Tracy L. Kivell, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: Journal of Anatomy, Numero 245, 2024, Pagina/e 156-180, ISSN 0021-8782
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/joa.14026

Trabecular bone structure of the proximal capitate in extant and fossil hominins with implications for midcarpal joint loading and the dart-thrower’s motion

Autori: Emma Bird, Tracy L Kivell, Christopher J Dunmore, Matthew W Tocheri, Matthew M Skinner
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 2692-7691
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24824

Trabecular variation in the first metacarpal and manipulation in hominids

Autori: Christopher J. Dunmore, Ameline Bardo, Matthew M. Skinner, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Numero 171/2, 2020, Pagina/e 219-241, ISSN 0002-9483
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23974

A tooth crown morphology framework for interpreting the diversity of primate dentitions

Autori: Simon Chapple, Matthew Skinner
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Anthropology, 2023, ISSN 1060-1538
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21994

Phalangeal cortical bone distribution reveals different dexterous and climbing behaviors in <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> and <i>Homo naledi</i>

Autori: Samar M. Syeda, Christopher J. Dunmore, Matthew M. Skinner, Lee R. Berger, Steven E. Churchill, Bernhard Zipfel, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: Science Advances, Numero 11, 2025, ISSN 2375-2548
Editore: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt1201

Patterns of internal bone structure and functional adaptation in the hominoid scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum

Autori: Emma Bird, Tracy L Kivell, Matthew M Skinner
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2021, ISSN 0002-9483
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24449

Kinetics of stone tool production among novice and expert tool makers

Autori: Erin Marie Williams‐Hatala, Kevin G. Hatala, Alastair Key, Christopher J. Dunmore, Margaret Kasper, McKenzie Gordon, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020, ISSN 0002-9483
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24159

Cortical bone distribution of the proximal phalanges in great apes: implications for reconstructing manual behaviours

Autori: Samar M. Syeda, Zewdi J. Tsegai, Marine Cazenave, Matthew M. Skinner, Tracy L. Kivell
Pubblicato in: Journal of Anatomy, 2023, ISSN 0021-8782
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/joa.13918

Wild chimpanzee behavior suggests that a savanna-mosaic habitat did not support the emergence of hominin terrestrial bipedalism

Autori: Rhianna C Drummon-Clarke, Tracy L. Kivell, Lauren Sarringhaus, Fiona A Stewart, Tatyana Humle, Alex K. Piel
Pubblicato in: Science Advances, 2022, ISSN 2375-2548
Editore: AAAS
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add9752

A Density-Dependent Target Stimulus for Inverse Bone (Re)modeling with Homogenized Finite Element Models

Autori: SEBASTIAN BACHMANN, DIETER H. PAHR, ALEXANDER SYNEK
Pubblicato in: Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2023, ISSN 0090-6964
Editore: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-03104-x

On the earliest Acheulean in Britain: first dates and in-situ artefacts from the MIS 15 side of Fordwich (Kent, UK)

Autori: Alastair JM Key, Tobias R Lauer, Matthew M Skinner, Matthew Pope, David Bridgland, Laurie Noble, Thomas Proffitt
Pubblicato in: Royal Society Open Science, 2022, ISSN 2054-5703
Editore: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211904

The Homo naledi pollical metacarpal shaft morphology is distinctive and intermediate between that of australopiths and other members of the genus Homo.

Autori: Bowland LA, Scott JE, Kivell TL, Patel BA, Tocheri MW, Orr CM
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2021, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103048

Hip joint load prediction using inverse bone remodeling with homogenized FE models: Comparison to micro-FE and inuence of material modeling strategy

Autori: Sebastian Bachmann, Dieter H. Pahr, Alexander Synek
Pubblicato in: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2023, ISSN 1872-7565
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107549

Cortical and trabecular bone structure of the hominoid capitate.

Autori: Bird EE, Kivell TL, Skinner MM
Pubblicato in: Journal of Anatomy, 2021, ISSN 1469-7580
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/joa.13437

Get a grip: Variation in human hand grip strength and implications for human evolution.

Autori: Bardo A, Kivell TL, Towne K, Donati G, Ballieux H, Stamate C, Edginton T, Forrester G
Pubblicato in: Symmetry, 2021, ISSN 2073-8994
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/sym13071142

Maxillary molar enamel thickness of Plio-Pleistocene hominins

Autori: Annabelle L. Lockey, Zeresenay Alemseged, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Matthew M. Skinner
Pubblicato in: Journal of Human Evolution, Numero 142, 2020, Pagina/e 102731, ISSN 0047-2484
Editore: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.102731

A Middle Pleistocene Denisovan molar from the Annamite Chain of northern Laos

Autori: Fabrice Demeter, Clement Zanolli, Kira E. Westaway, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Philippe Duringer, Mike W. Morley, Frido Welker, Patrick L. Rüther, Matthew M. Skinner, Hugh McColl, Charleen Gaunitz, Lasse Vinner, Tyler E. Dunn, Jesper V. Olsen, Martin Sikora, Jean-Luc Ponche, Eric Suzzoni, Sébastien Frangeul, Quentin Boesch, Pierre-Olivier Antoine, Lei Pan, Song Xing, Jian-Xin Zhao, Richard M. Bailey,
Pubblicato in: Nature Communications, 2022, ISSN 2041-1723
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29923-z

Enamel thickness variation in the deciduous dentition of extant large-bodied hominoids.

Autori: Ortiz, A, Schander-Triplett, K, Bailey, SE, Skinner, MM, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Schwartz, GT
Pubblicato in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Numero 173, 2020, Pagina/e 500-13, ISSN 0002-9483
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24106

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Enhancement of biomechanical and morphometric tools for the inference of habitual activity from bone microstructure

Autori: Sebastian Bachmann
Pubblicato in: 2023
Editore: Technische Universität Wien
DOI: 10.34726/hss.2023.108281