ArticleCommunications biology2018
Ribcage measurements indicate greater lung capacity in Neanderthals and Lower Pleistocene hominins compared to modern humans.
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- Rib Cross-Sectional Mineralized Area in Early Pleistocene Hominins: Insights From the Homo antecessor and H. erectus s. l. Fossil Record.American journal of biological anthropology · 2026Article
- The first preserved nasal cavity in the human fossil record: The Neanderthal from Altamura.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Aberrant rib cage anatomy with false ribs attachment to the sternum: review of the literature focused on slipping ribs syndrome case reports.Anatomy & cell biology · 2025Review
- Sex Differences in Airway Remodeling and Inflammation: Clinical and Biological Factors.Frontiers in allergy · 2022Review
- Early development of the Neanderthal ribcage reveals a different body shape at birth compared to modern humans.Science advances · 2020Article
- Rib cage anatomy in Homo erectus suggests a recent evolutionary origin of modern human body shape.Nature ecology & evolution · 2020Article
- The evolutionary history of the human face.Nature ecology & evolution · 2019Review
- 3D virtual reconstruction of the Kebara 2 Neandertal thorax.Nature communications · 2018Article
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Abstract
Our most recent fossil relatives, the Neanderthals, had a large brain and a very heavy body compared to modern humans. This type of body requires high levels of energetic intake. While food (meat and fat consumption) is a source of energy, oxygen via respiration is also necessary for metabolism. We would therefore expect Neanderthals to have large respiratory capacities. Here we estimate the pulmonary capacities of Neanderthals, based on costal measurements and physiological data from a modern human comparative sample. The Kebara 2 male had a lung volume of about 9.04 l; Tabun C1, a female individual, a lung volume of 5.85 l; and a Neanderthal from the El Sidrón site, a lung volume of 9.03 l. These volumes are approximately 20% greater than the corresponding volumes of modern humans of the same body size and sex. These results show that the Neanderthal body was highly sensitive to energy supply.
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