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  • Open Access
3 Citations
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15 Pages

Obstetrical Constraints and the Origin of Extended Postnatal Brain Maturation in Hominin Evolution

  • Pierre Frémondière,
  • Martin Haeusler,
  • Lionel Thollon,
  • Nicole M. Webb and
  • François Marchal

31 May 2024

The origin of difficult birth is still a matter of debate in obstetrics. Recent studies hypothesized that early hominins already experienced obstructed labor even with reduced neonatal head sizes. The aim of this work is to test this hypothesis using...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
13,821 Views
6 Pages

17 June 2017

This paper reviews the surface ablation of early hominin teeth by attrition, abrasion, and erosive dental wear. The occurrence of these lesions is explored in a sample of South African fossil australopithecine dentitions revealing excessive wear. Int...