The evolution of hominin ontogenies.
Since the beginnings of paleoanthropology, immature fossil hominin specimens have marked important but highly contested cornerstones of research. Long deemed as not representative of a fossil species' morphology, immature hominins are now in the center of scientific attention, and an increasing interest in evolutionary developmental questions has made developmental paleoanthropology a vibrant field of research. Here we report on recent advances in this field, which result from a combination of new methods to reconstruct fossil ontogenies with insights from evo-devo research on extant species.
Zollikofer
Christoph P E
CP
Anthropological Institute, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. zolli@aim.uzh.ch
Ponce de León
Marcia S
MS
D000818:Animals; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D005580:Fossils; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010163:Paleontology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development