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ArticleScientific reports2020

Distinct mandibular premolar crown morphology in Homo naledi and its implications for the evolution of Homo species in southern Africa.

Thomas W Davies, Lucas K Delezene, Philipp Gunz, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Lee R Berger, Agness Gidna, Matthew M Skinner

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  1. Clades, Grades, and the Genus Problem: A Case for Revising Hominin Taxonomy.American journal of biological anthropology · 2026
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Thomas W DaviesDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. thomas_davies@eva.mpg.de.
Lucas K DelezeneDepartment of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
Philipp GunzDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Jean-Jacques HublinDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Lee R BergerEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
Agness GidnaPaleontology Unit, National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Matthew M SkinnerDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.

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Abstract

Homo naledi displays a combination of features across the skeleton not found in any other hominin taxon, which has hindered attempts to determine its placement within the hominin clade. Using geometric morphometrics, we assess the morphology of the mandibular premolars of the species at the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ). Comparing with specimens of Paranthropus, Australopithecus and Homo (n = 97), we find that the H. naledi premolars from the Dinaledi chamber consistently display a suite of traits (e.g., tall crown, well-developed P

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Biological EvolutionHominidaeMandibleAnimalsBicuspidFossilsSouth Africa

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