Abstract:Objective: The Late Pleistocene partial right femur from Maludong in southwestern China has been attributed characteristics of early Homo, especially from the Early Pleistocene, putatively representing a late surviving archaic population in the region.Assessment of additional traits is warranted given newly described postcrania from the Late Pleistocene of southwestern China and characterized by relatively modern features.
Materials and methods:We used micro computed tomography (μCT) to extract and evaluate cr… Show more
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