New morphometric analysis of Australopithecus afarensis maxillae shows: 1️⃣ High shape/size variation—comparable to gorilla 2️⃣ No allometry 3️⃣ No time trend 4️⃣ Low shape dimorphism Key for testing hominin species boundaries Hanegraef et al anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday

Our new paper is out in @anatrecord.bsky.social! We examined variation in the maxillary dental arcade of 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 by integrating evidence from virtually reconstructed mandibles. Open access thanks to @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/ar.7...

The University of Southampton seeks to appoint a full-time, permanent Lecturer (A) in Archaeology specialising in Palaeolithic Archaeology and/or Palaeoanthropology. jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Fossil face found in Spanish cave belongs to first known Western European | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Our new paper on morphological variation of the 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 maxilla is out now! We examine size and shape differences, explore temporal trends, and investigate sexual dimorphism and late juvenile morphology. Read it here: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...