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The evolution of the vestibular apparatus in apes and humans.
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- Cochlear shape distinguishes southern African early hominin taxa with unique auditory ecologies.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships of the late Miocene apesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Mapping the ancestry of primates.eLife · 2020Article
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Abstract
Phylogenetic relationships among extinct hominoids (apes and humans) are controversial due to pervasive homoplasy and the incompleteness of the fossil record. The bony labyrinth might contribute to this debate, as it displays strong phylogenetic signal among other mammals. However, the potential of the vestibular apparatus for phylogenetic reconstruction among fossil apes remains understudied. Here we test and quantify the phylogenetic signal embedded in the vestibular morphology of extant anthropoids (monkeys, apes and humans) and two extinct apes (
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