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An alternative interpretation of the Australopithecus scapula by Melillo, Stephanie M

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New species from Ethiopia further expands Middle Pliocene hominin diversity by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Gibert, Luis, Melillo, Stephanie M., Ryan, Timothy M., Alene, Mulugeta, Deino, Alan, Levin, Naomi E., Scott, Gary, Saylor, Beverly Z.

“…Middle Pliocene hominin species diversity has been a subject of debate over the past two decades, particularly after the naming of Australopithecus…”
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early Australopithecus afarensis postcranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Latimer, Bruce M, Alene, Mulugeta, Deino, Alan L, Gibert, Luis, Melillo, Stephanie M, Saylor, Beverly Z, Scott, Gary R, Lovejoy, C. Owen

“…Only one partial skeleton that includes both forelimb and hindlimb elements has been reported for Australopithecus afarensis. The diminutive size of this…”
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Middle Pliocene hominin mandibular fourth premolars from Woranso-Mille (Central Afar, Ethiopia) by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Melillo, Stephanie M.

“…The Woranso-Mille study area has thus far yielded more than 120 early hominin fossil specimens dated to between 3.4 and 3.8 million years ago. Previous studies…”
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Hominin footprints reveal a walk on the wild side by Melillo, Stephanie M

“…A bipedal bear might sound like a circus act, but the development of this proposal in the 1980s was insightful. Because of the way a bear's foot is shaped, it…”
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Hominin footprints at Laetoli reveal a walk on the wild side by Melillo, Stephanie M.

“…Bipedalism is a defining feature of the human lineage, but not all hominin species walked in the same way. New data from a famous palaeoanthropology site…”
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A 3.8-million-year-old hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Melillo, Stephanie M., Vazzana, Antonino, Benazzi, Stefano, Ryan, Timothy M.

“…The cranial morphology of the earliest known hominins in the genus Australopithecus remains unclear. The oldest species in this genus ( Australopithecus…”
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New Pliocene hominin remains from the Leado Dido’a area of Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia by Melillo, Stephanie M., Gibert, Luis, Saylor, Beverly Z., Deino, Alan, Alene, Mulugeta, Ryan, Timothy M., Haile-Selassie, Yohannes

“…Fossiliferous deposits at Woranso-Mille span the period when Australopithecus anamensis gave rise to Australopithecus afarensis (3.8–3.6 Ma) and encompass the…”
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Exploring the functional morphology of the Gorilla shoulder through musculoskeletal modelling by van Beesel, Julia, Hutchinson, John R., Hublin, Jean‐Jacques, Melillo, Stephanie M.

“…Musculoskeletal computer models allow us to quantitatively relate morphological features to biomechanical performance. In non‐human apes, certain morphological…”
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Age and context of mid-Pliocene hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia by Saylor, Beverly Z., Gibert, Luis, Deino, Alan, Alene, Mulugeta, Levin, Naomi E., Melillo, Stephanie M., Peaple, Mark D., Feakins, Sarah J., Bourel, Benjamin, Barboni, Doris, Novello, Alice, Sylvestre, Florence, Mertzman, Stanley A., Haile-Selassie, Yohannes

“…A fossil hominin cranium was discovered in mid-Pliocene deltaic strata in the Godaya Valley of the northwestern Woranso-Mille study area in Ethiopia. Here we…”
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The Pliocene hominin diversity conundrum: Do more fossils mean less clarity? by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Melillo, Stephanie M., Su, Denise F.

“…Recent discoveries of multiple middle Pliocene hominins have raised the possibility that early hominins were as speciose as later hominins. However, debates…”
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Dentognathic remains of Australopithecus afarensis from Nefuraytu (Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia): Comparative description, geology, and paleoecological context by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Melillo, Stephanie M., Ryan, Timothy M., Levin, Naomi E., Saylor, Beverly Z., Deino, Alan, Mundil, Ronald, Scott, Gary, Mulugeta Alene, Gibert, Luis

“…Australopithecus afarensis is the best-known and most dimorphic species in the early hominin fossil record. Here, we present a comparative description of new…”
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Corrigendum to “Dentognathic remains of Australopithecus afarensis from Nefuraytu (Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia): Comparative description, geology, and paleoecological context” [J Hum Evol 100 (2016) 35–53] by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Melillo, Stephanie M., Ryan, Timothy M., Levin, Naomi E., Saylor, Beverly Z., Deino, Alan, Mundil, Ronald, Scott, Gary, Alene, Mulugeta, Gibert, Luis

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An alternative interpretation of theAustralopithecusscapula by Melillo, Stephanie M.

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Newspecies fromEthiopia further expands Middle Pliocene hominin diversity by Haile-Selassie, Yohannes, Gibert, Luis, Melillo, Stephanie M, Ryan, Timothy M, Alene, Mulugeta, Deino, Alan, Levin, Naomi E, Scott, Gary, Saylor, Beverly Z

“…Middle Pliocene hominin species diversity has been a subject of debate over the past two decades, particularly after the naming of Australopithecus…”
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