New insights into the first cervical vertebrae of Otavipithecus and Nacholapithecus

New insights into the first cervical vertebrae of Otavipithecus and Nacholapithecus

Abstract Fossil hominoids are crucial to understand the selection pressures that played a role in the emergence of modern hominoid positional behaviors. Here we investigate the morphology of the atlas of Otavipithecus namibiensis (GSN BA 104’91, Namibia) and Nacholapithecus kerioi (KNM-BG 35250BE, K...

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Main Authors: Amélie Beaudet, Yasuhiro Kikuchi, Fredrick Kyalo Manthi, Emmanuel Ndiema, Dominic Stratford, Bernhard Zipfel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Atlas
Afropithecidae
Locomotion
Posture
Geometric morphometrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09006-x
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