Endocranial ontogeny and evolution in early <i>Homo sapiens</i> : The evidence from Herto, Ethiopia

P. E. Zollikofer, Christoph; Bienvenu, Thibault; Beyene, Yonas; Suwa, Gen; Asfaw, Berhane; D. White, Tim; S. Ponce de León, Marcia

doi:10.1073/pnas.2123553119

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Endocranial ontogeny and evolution in early Homo sapiens : The evidence from Herto, Ethiopia

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Aug 1, 2022

Authors:

Christoph P. E. Zollikofer

Thibault Bienvenu

Yonas Beyene

Abstract

Fossils and artifacts from Herto, Ethiopia, include the most complete child and adult crania of early Homo sapiens . The endocranial cavities of the Herto individuals show that by 160,000 y ago, brain size, inferred from endocranial size, was similar to that seen in modern human populations. However...

Subject

Homo sapiens

Ontogeny

Evolutionary biology

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