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Cladistic analysis of dental traits in recent humans using a fossil outgroup.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9085188     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The relationships between a range of modern human samples are assessed from cladistic analyses of the published population frequencies of tooth crown characters, using new data on the Krapina Neanderthal sample as an outgroup. All of the most parsimonious trees show an early divergence of African and Australasian groups. This result is compared with an alternative dendrogram proposed by Turner (1992). Reconstruction of a hypothetical dental ancestor suggests that the similarities between the African and Australasian groups result from the retention of symplesiomorphous dental traits. Additionally, despite expectations from multiregional evolution, recent Europeans are dentally less like the Krapina Neanderthals than are Africans and Australians.
Authors:
C B Stringer; L T Humphrey; T Compton
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of human evolution     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0047-2484     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hum. Evol.     Publication Date:  1997 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-13     Completed Date:  1997-06-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0337330     Medline TA:  J Hum Evol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  389-402     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London, U.K.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Fossils*
Humans
Incisor / anatomy & histology
Molar / anatomy & histology
Museums
Paleodontology*
Phylogeny*
Tooth / anatomy & histology*

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