New morphometric analysis of Australopithecus afarensis maxillae shows:
1️⃣ High shape/size variation—comparable to gorilla
2️⃣ No allometry
3️⃣ No time trend
4️⃣ Low shape dimorphism
Key for testing hominin species boundaries
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Integrating mandibular evidence to assess morphological variation of the Australopithecus afarensis maxilla Geometric morphometric analyses are used to explore variation of maxillary dental arcades of Australopithecus afarensis, expanding on the work of Hanegraef and Spoor, 2025 (Morphological variation of...

Our new paper is out in @anatrecord.bsky.social! We examined variation in the maxillary dental arcade of 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 by integrating evidence from virtually reconstructed mandibles. Open access thanks to @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social

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Our new paper on morphological variation of the 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 maxilla is out now! We examine size and shape differences, explore temporal trends, and investigate sexual dimorphism and late juvenile morphology.

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