Anatomy, Evolution of Human

The study of the evolution of humans relies mostly on data from comparative skeletal anatomy techniques conducted on Hominini remains. This entry describes the skeletal anatomy of modern humans (Homo sapiens) within the framework of human evolution, contrasting modern human specialized cranial and postcranial skeletons with the skeletons of great apes (i.e., gorillas and chimpanzees) and with other species from the Hominini subtribe (i.e., Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and other Homo species).

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology

• Publication date

  2018-09-05

• Fields of study

  Biology, History

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1765
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  Semantic Scholar

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