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Environmental comparisons of the Awash Valley, Turkana Basin and lower Omo Valley from upper Miocene to Holocene as assessed from stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of mammalian enamel by Paquette, Jesseca, Drapeau, Michelle S.M.

“…The Awash Valley, Turkana Basin and lower Omo Valley of East Africa are three regions that have been particularly important for documenting the environment…”
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Paleoenvironments represented by the sediments of the Early Pliocene Mursi Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia by Wynn, Jonathan G., Dumouchel, Laurence, Drapeau, Michelle S.M.

“…While our understanding of human origins has been enriched by extensive efforts to reconstruct the ancient environmental context of early hominins using…”
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Relation between cross‐sectional bone geometry and double zonal osteon frequency and morphology by Raguin, Emeline, Drapeau, Michelle S. M.

“…Objectives While double‐zonal osteons (DZ) are characterized by a hyper‐mineralized ring inside their lamellae, recent findings suggest that this ring is also…”
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Changes in climate extremes in Zambia during green and dry Sahara periods and their potential impacts on hominid dispersal by Pausata, Francesco S.R., Alain, Dominic, Ingrosso, Roberto, Winger, Katja, Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Burke, Ariane

“…Northern Africa experienced humid periods known as African humid periods or Green Sahara periods during the late Pleistocene and Holocene. The waxing and…”
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Metacarpal torsion in apes, humans, and early Australopithecus: implications for manipulatory abilities by Drapeau, Michelle S M

“…Human hands, when compared to that of apes, have a series of adaptations to facilitate manipulation. Numerous studies have shown that Australopithecus…”
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Metatarsal torsion in monkeys, apes, humans and australopiths by Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Harmon, Elizabeth H.

“…This paper presents an analysis of metatarsal torsion in apes, cercopithecoids and humans, compares australopiths with these species, and discusses their…”
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Metatarsal torsion in humans and footwear type by Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Forgues‐Marceau, Judith

“…Metatarsal torsion has been hypothesized to be a plastic trait that can be influenced by the type of shoes worn in human populations. Wearing stiff‐sole shoes…”
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The Omo Mursi Formation: A window into the East African Pliocene by Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Bobe, René, Wynn, Jonathan G., Campisano, Christopher J., Dumouchel, Laurence, Geraads, Denis

“…Dating to more than four million years ago (Ma), the Mursi Formation is among the oldest of the Plio-Pleistocene Omo Group deposits in the lower Omo Valley of…”
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Articular morphology of the proximal ulna in extant and fossil hominoids and hominins by Drapeau, Michelle S.M.

“…Extant hominoids share similar elbow joint morphology, which is believed to be an adaptation for elbow stability through a wide range of pronation–supination…”
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Forelimb segment length proportions in extant hominoids and Australopithecus afarensis by Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Ward, Carol V.

“…Forelimb proportions have been used to infer locomotor adaptation in Australopithecus afarensis. However, little is known about proportions among individual…”
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Vulpes mathisoni, sp. nov., a New Fox from the Pliocene Mursi Formation of Southern Ethiopia and Its Contribution to the Origin of African Foxes by Geraads, Denis, Drapeau, Michelle S. M, Bobe, René, Fleagle, John G

“…We describe here Vulpes mathisoni, sp. nov., a new species of fox from the Mursi Formation of Ethiopia, dated to ca. 4 Ma., based upon a complete cranium with…”
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Functional anatomy of the olecranon process in hominoids and plio-pleistocene hominins by Drapeau, Michelle S.M.

“…This study examines the functional morphology of the olecranon process in hominoids and fossil hominins. The length of the bony lever of the triceps brachii…”
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Modeling and remodeling responses to normal loading in the human lower limb by Drapeau, Michelle S.M., Streeter, Margaret A.

“…Limb bones are designed to be strong enough to support the body and yet be energetically conservative during locomotion. Bones of the distal segment, which are…”
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Enthesis bilateral asymmetry in humans and African apes by Drapeau, Michelle S M

“…Entheses (skeletal muscle and tendon attachment sites) have often been used to infer handedness and activity variability among human populations. However, the…”
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L’effet du gel sur la microstructure osseuse : histologie osseuse de restes humains du site de Recherche en Sciences Thanatologiques au Canada afin de mieux comprendre les pratiques funéraires de l’âge du Fer Sibérien by Trenchat, Lolita, Caspari, Gino, Milella, Marco, Forbes, Shari, Drapeau, Michelle, Schotsmans, Eline M.J

“…Tunnug 1 est situé dans la "Vallée des rois" dans la République de Tuva, Altaï (Sibérie). Il a été occupé à partir de l’âge du Bronze jusqu’à la période…”
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Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa by Berger, Lee R, Hawks, John, de Ruiter, Darryl J, Churchill, Steven E, Schmid, Peter, Delezene, Lucas K, Kivell, Tracy L, Garvin, Heather M, Williams, Scott A, DeSilva, Jeremy M, Skinner, Matthew M, Musiba, Charles M, Cameron, Noel, Holliday, Trenton W, Harcourt-Smith, William, Ackermann, Rebecca R, Bastir, Markus, Bogin, Barry, Bolter, Debra, Brophy, Juliet, Cofran, Zachary D, Congdon, Kimberly A, Deane, Andrew S, Dembo, Mana, Drapeau, Michelle, Elliott, Marina C, Feuerriegel, Elen M, Garcia-Martinez, Daniel, Green, David J, Gurtov, Alia, Irish, Joel D, Kruger, Ashley, Laird, Myra F, Marchi, Damiano, Meyer, Marc R, Nalla, Shahed, Negash, Enquye W, Orr, Caley M, Radovcic, Davorka, Schroeder, Lauren, Scott, Jill E, Throckmorton, Zachary, Tocheri, Matthew W, VanSickle, Caroline, Walker, Christopher S, Wei, Pianpian, Zipfel, Bernhard

“…Homo naledi is a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin discovered within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind,…”
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Sitwe 23, a Complex ESA/MSA Locality in the Northern Luangwa Valley, Zambia by Bisson, Michael S., Burke, Ariane, Schilt, Flora, Aleman, Julie, Peros, Matthew C., Drapeau, Michelle, Katongo, Maggie, Kayuni, Martha Nchimunya, Museba, Joseph Mutale, Tolan, Steve

“…This paper describes the lithic aggregates from Sitwe 23 (SW23), a Stone Age locality in a previously unstudied region of the northern Luangwa Valley, Zambia…”
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VULPES MATHISONI, SP. NOV., A NEW FOX FROM THE PLIOCENE MURSI FORMATION OF SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORIGIN OF AFRICAN FOXES by GERAADS, DENIS, DRAPEAU, MICHELLE S. M., BOBE, RENÉ, FLEAGLE, JOHN G.

“…We describe here Vulpes mathisoni, sp. nov., a new species of fox from the Mursi Formation of Ethiopia, dated to ca. 4 Ma., based upon a complete cranium with…”
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Functional analysis of the associated partial forelimb skeleton from Hadar, Ethiopia (A.L. 438 -1): Implications for understanding patterns of variation and evolution in early hominin forearm and hand anatomy by Drapeau, Michelle

“…The discovery of an early hominin partial skeleton, A.L. 438-1, from Hadar, Ethiopia, attributed to Australopithecus afarensis, provided new fossil data to…”
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