| Literature DB >> 10411955 |
L Rook1, L Bondioli, M Köhler, S Moyà-Solà, R Macchiarelli.
Abstract
Textural properties and functional morphology of the hip bone cancellous network of Oreopithecus bambolii, a 9- to 7-million-year-old Late Miocene hominoid from Italy, provide insights into the postural and locomotor behavior of this fossil ape. Digital image processing of calibrated hip bone radiographs reveals the occurrence of trabecular features, which, in humans and fossil hominids, are related to vertical support of the body weight, i.e., to bipedality.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10411955 PMCID: PMC17596 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.15.8795
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205