title: A revision of hominin fossil teeth from Fontana Ranuccio (Middle Pleistocene, Anagni, Frosinone, Italy).
abstract: The Fontana Ranuccio hominin teeth (FR, Latium, Italy) are dated to the Middle Pleistocene. In previous studies these teeth were classified as two lower (left and right) second molars, one lower left central incisor and a badly worn incisor crown, the exact position of which could not be determined. In 2012 these remains were acquired by the Anthropological Service of S.B.A.L. (Italian Ministry of Culture) and for this reason re-analysed. In a thorough revision we have reassessed them both morphologically and dimensionally as two lower (left and right) first molars, one lower left lateral incisor and a possible upper left canine. The comparison with penecontemporaneous and diachronic samples shows that the Fontana Ranuccio teeth are morphologically similar to Atapuerca-Sima de los Huesos, Arago XIII and Neanderthal samples.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Antropologia S.B.A.L., Ministry of Culture, Tivoli, Italy; Foggia University, Foggia, Italy; IsIPU, Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: antropologiasal@libero.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Antropologia S.B.A.L., Ministry of Culture, Tivoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cerroni
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Centro NAST, Rome, Italy; Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Physics Department G. Occhialini, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Festa
authors.affiliation: IsIPU, Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Rome University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sardella
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Antropologia S.B.A.L., Ministry of Culture, Tivoli, Italy; IsIPU, Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zaio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005580:Fossils; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010161:Paleodontology; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology
keywords: Acheulean; Dentition; Europe; Homo heidelbergensis; Neanderthal