Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids

Brauer, G. ; Mbua, E.

Amsterdam : Elsevier
ISSN:
0047-2484
Keywords:
Africa ; East Asia ; Homo erectus ; autapomorphies ; cladistics ; cranium
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Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
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Biology
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autor Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
autorsonst Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
book_url http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2484(92)90032-5
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fussnote This paper focuses on morphological features which are suggested to be uniquely derived character states for East AsianHomo erectus. The assumed restricted occurrence of these features led to the far-reaching conclusion that AsianH. erectus might represent a different species from the African hominids generally attributed to it. In order to demonstrate whether these traits are in fact largely restricted to Asianerectus, we studied most of the African and Asianerectus fossils and representatives ofHomo habilis, Australopithecus africanus, and archaicHomo sapiens. To further contribute to the current assessment of these features, this study includes a large sample and variety of hominids, examines the extant variation of the character states and critically evaluates the definition of each characteristic. Our results show that a continuous variation can be assumed for all of the features studied and that simple determinations as discrete character states might lead to rather artificial lists of presence or absence. Moreover, it is shown that all of these features also occur in the African specimens attributed toerectus, and most of them even inH. habilis andA. africanus as well as in African and Asian archaicH. sapiens. Therefore, it appears rather unlikely that these features can continue to be considered as Asianerectus autapomorphies. omorphies.
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reference 22 (1992), S. 79-108
schlagwort Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
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shingle_author_1 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
shingle_author_2 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
shingle_author_3 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
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Mbua, E.
shingle_catch_all_1 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
0047-2484
00472484
Elsevier
shingle_catch_all_2 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
0047-2484
00472484
Elsevier
shingle_catch_all_3 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
0047-2484
00472484
Elsevier
shingle_catch_all_4 Brauer, G.
Mbua, E.
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
Africa
East Asia
Homo erectus
autapomorphies
cladistics
cranium
0047-2484
00472484
Elsevier
shingle_title_1 Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
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titel Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
titel_suche Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
This paper focuses on morphological features which are suggested to be uniquely derived character states for East AsianHomo erectus. The assumed restricted occurrence of these features led to the far-reaching conclusion that AsianH. erectus might represent a different species from the African hominids generally attributed to it. In order to demonstrate whether these traits are in fact largely restricted to Asianerectus, we studied most of the African and Asianerectus fossils and representatives ofHomo habilis, Australopithecus africanus, and archaicHomo sapiens. To further contribute to the current assessment of these features, this study includes a large sample and variety of hominids, examines the extant variation of the character states and critically evaluates the definition of each characteristic. Our results show that a continuous variation can be assumed for all of the features studied and that simple determinations as discrete character states might lead to rather artificial lists of presence or absence. Moreover, it is shown that all of these features also occur in the African specimens attributed toerectus, and most of them even inH. habilis andA. africanus as well as in African and Asian archaicH. sapiens. Therefore, it appears rather unlikely that these features can continue to be considered as Asianerectus autapomorphies. omorphies.
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