Early Homo from southern Africa: A cladistic perspective

D. Curnoe

Early Homo from southern Africa: A cladistic perspective

D. Curnoe

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Abstract

Fossils recovered from caves in South Africa and attributed to early Homo are crucial to addressing contemporary research problems in human evolution. Their anatomy combines derived features of both Australopithecus and Homo. Cladistic analyses of three of them (SK 847, SK 15 and Stw 53) provide new insights into possible taxonomic schemes and evolutionary scenarios for the Hominini. Analyses consistently place SK 847/15 as the sister taxon of Homo habilis and H. erectus. Stw 53 lies outside this clade, outside a 'robust' Australopithecus clade, but within a clade containing the '1470 group' and A. africanus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-190
Number of pages	5
Journal	South African Journal of Science
Volume	97
Issue number	5-6
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Early Homo from southern Africa: A cladistic perspective

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