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I saw #hwsphilippines and thought wow, time to draw pre-col Philippines with a long ass headcanon based on all my readings. I knew my anthropology degree was going to be useful someday 😂
Textbooks often treat Homo habilis as a common ancestor for all later species in our genus. But the OH 7 mandible shows that this #hominin may have evolved quite differently from other members of Homo. #paleoanthropology
The distal femur of an early #hominin like Australopithecus africanus is among the most humanlike parts of their anatomy. The angulation between the femoral shaft and condyles reflects habitual bipedal gait. #paleoanthropology
Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) by Dougal Dixon has been a huge influence on my writing.
The Vikings of Greenland https://t.co/SPlNebNUZv #archeology #anthropology #history
The #hominin skeleton from Saint-Césaire, France is one of the last known Neandertals and lived some 42,000-40,000 years ago. The individual suffered but survived, at least for several weeks, a sharp force injury to the head. #paleoanthropology #FossilFriday
Australopithecus anamensis is the earliest known #hominin of its genus. Its diet seems to have concentrated on woodland foods more than the later Au. afarensis or Au. africanus, within a habitat with mixed trees and C4 grasses. #paleoanthropology
Sangiran 2 is the earliest #hominin fossil with endocranial hyperostosis, an abnormal growth of bone on the internal skull surface. This is relatively common today in women over age 65, but very rare in men. The causes of the condition remain unclear. #paleoanthropology
I was inspired by a cute dress on Anthropology and figured I’d create a new OC while I’m at it lol feel free to leave some name recommendations 😊
In #paleoanthropology, we try to make careful use of #hominin fossil evidence that may not be beautifully complete but preserves valuable evidence about extinct species. DH4 is one of my favorite fossils, revealing the interaction of skull size and musculature in #Homonaledi
The archaeological record of Flores shows that Homo floresiensis must have been a highly competent stone tool maker and user. The tools left by this #hominin show that large brains and humanlike wrists are not essential to technology #paleoanthropology #FossilFriday
🕸️My original character:
22 years old, anthropology student
#characterdesign #digitalart #artistsontwitterс #amnea28
The fossil #hominin remains from Zhoukoudian were fragmented and damaged, with more than 50 individuals mostly represented by one or two fragments or teeth each. The damage may have been made by the extinct cave hyena, Pachycrocuta brevirostris. #paleoanthropology
The occlusal surface of the molars of Paranthropus boisei is three to four times larger than that found in today's humans. The premolars of this #hominin are enormously expanded. But the canine and incisor teeth are human-sized or smaller. #paleoanthropology
When Robert Broom began to find #hominin fossils at Sterkfontein in 1936, the record quickly grew to encompass several individuals. The growing evidence at last brushed back anatomists who had maintained the Taung fossil must be a recent ape. #paleoanthropology
New Research Explores Origins of Structurally Modern Human Brain
https://t.co/6aTJH9aJsX
#paleoanthropology #anthropology #science
A hint of the social behavior of early Homo erectus comes from the earliest known #hominin to survive with near total loss of teeth, 1.8 million years ago. Some wild primates also survive years with little functional dentition. #paleoanthropology #FossilFriday
Paranthropus was a biped like today's humans, but may have used its legs a little differently. Some researchers think the species was climbing more, others point to the dynamics of a relatively wide pelvis in this #hominin. #paleoanthropology #sciart
The femoral morphology of #Homonaledi represents a human pattern of walking and running with a relatively wider pelvis. The proximal femur evolved to solve this functional equation. #hominin #paleoanthropology