<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 78 0 R/Type/Page>> designed research; J.L.A., J.-M.C., C.L., A.G.-O., A.P., L.R., R.G.-G., A.B., R.M.Q., A.P.-P., I.M., A.A., A.G.-T., E.P.-R., N.S., N.G., A.A.d.V., G.C.-B., J.M.B.d.C., and E.C. These could be Neandertal specializations, but the scant fossil record of postcranial elements in early Pleistocene Homo makes it difficult to establish a clear cladistic polarity for many anatomical features, such as the morphology of the axis, the proximal humerus, the ulna, or the tibia. In light of recent results, they’re not so sure. 5 for H. habilis). The metatarsals from SH, Neandertals, and MH are very similar except for the broader base of the lateral metatarsals (MTIII–V), a potentially derived character shared between SH and Neandertals (49). Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas. Here we present a complete characterization of the postcranium of the middle Pleistocene paleodeme from the Sima de los Huesos (SH) and its paleobiological implications. endobj Additional information on the materials and methods for stature, body mass, intrapopulational size variation, and encephalization quotient can be found in SI Appendix). endobj The Pleistocene glaciations are among the defining geologic events of the Pleistocene. Ther… <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 42 0 R/Type/Page>> A mosaic pattern was also documented in the SH cranium (16) although, in this case, the Neandertal suite of derived features forms a single functional complex. Palmar view of juvenile (AT-3104, Left) and adult (AT-5565, Right) specimens, both showing a strong attachment for the opponens pollicis muscle (arrowheads). (C) First metacarpal (MC1). The timing and routes of modern human migration out of Africa are key issues for understanding the evolution of our own species. 69 0 obj endobj At least the L3 and L5 lumbar vertebrae display very long and, unlike the Neandertals, dorso-laterally oriented transverse processes (Fig. The SH hominins show the following: (i) wide bodies, a plesiomorphic character in the genus Homo inherited from their early hominin ancestors; (ii) statures that can be found in modern human middle-latitude populations that first appeared 1.6-1.5 Mya; and (iii) large femoral heads in some individuals, a trait that first appeared during the middle Pleistocene in Africa and Europe. All of the human remains come from the LU-6 lithostratigraphic unit (17). Am J Phys Anthropol. Further studies (8, 9) and the discovery of additional fossil evidence (10, 11) support the idea that the original reconstruction of the pelvis of KNM WT-15000, and thus a number of the interpretations based on it, need to be reconsidered. (2002) demonstrated that the main in these hominins, and apply developmental simulations to architectural craniofacial differences between archaic and modern examine how size affects facial features. Different anatomical parts display different levels of variation with between 6.1 and 98.2% of the samples of the same size randomly generated from large samples of MH presenting more variation than in SH. Britain was a peninsula and the Indonesian islands were connected to the Southeast Asian mainland, for example. performed research; J.L.A., J.-M.C., C.L., A.G.-O., A.P., L.R., R.G.-G., A.B., R.M.Q., A.P.-P., I.M., A.A., A.G.-T., E.P.-R., N.S., N.G., A.A.d.V., and G.C.-B. The stratigraphy of the Sima de los Huesos (Atapuerca, Spain) and implications for the origin of the fossil hominin accumulation. The Sima de los Huesos site is a well-known middle Pleistocene site that has yielded more than 6,700 human fossils dated to c. 430 kiloyears (kyr) (16). by a contract grant from Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Castilla y León and the European Social Fund (CPIN. To avoid methodological problems in estimating body size parameters in the genus Homo, we have generally used the raw values for femoral length, BIB, and FHD as proxies for stature, body breadth, and weight in our comparisons with other fossils (Fig. Body mass estimations based on other parameters such as the BIB-stature or cortical thickness, as well as the size and shape of some African femoral and pelvic remains (KNM-ER 736, 737, 1808, 3228, KNM-WT 15000, OH 28, and 34) suggest that tall and heavy bodies were present even earlier. 2015-09-02 We base this hypothesis on the Jinniushan pelvis (12) as well as on the similarity of the SH coxal bone with KNM-ER 3228, OH28, Arago 44, and Kabwe E.719 (53). The SH femora show the plesiomorphic morphological pattern found in most earlier members of the genus Homo (45⇓–47). S11 and Tables S19–S22). 46 0 obj The atlas displays a large maximum dorsoventral canal diameter (related to the size of the foramen magnum of the SH crania). The size of the ice sheets resulted in lower sea levels and dryer climates. aC�/�mA��>� ��P��y��/�ӻ All postcranial bones of the human skeleton are represented, reducing the previous bias against some elements (thorax, hand, and foot bones). In these two latter traits, the specimens show some variation. The detailed postcranial anatomy in SH indicates that some of the potentially derived Neandertal features were not yet present in this population. S7). S3–S5). Human Evolution: Evolution and dispersals of the Pleistocene Homo study guide by jeddyshaw includes 57 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. The SH postcranial sample offers an unparalleled opportunity to assess both general aspects of body size and shape and the detailed postcranial morphology, avoiding many of the problems associated with grouping geographically dispersed and chronologically disparate samples. The total length of the sacrum and of the complete hip bone, and of the ischium, ilium, and pubis, the vertical acetabular diameter, and the breadth of the ilium and sacrum are conspicuously above MH (SI Appendix, Table S18). 2D) and other middle Pleistocene hip bones (43). The present study aims to clarify the evolution of the body plan in the genus Homo based on the SH postcranial collection, the largest ever found. SH shares many postcranial anatomical features with Neandertals. The BM of one large male (Pelvis 1 individual) calculated from stature and BIB is between 90.3 and 92.5 kg (25), and the Pelvis 2 individual seems to be slightly broader (Fig. 135 0 obj Nevertheless, the curvatures in the coronal plane, in all of the SH specimens where it can be determined, are of type II, as is the case in all Neandertals that we have studied and the few known early Pleistocene specimens. NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. This was followed by a subsequent further increase in the EQ in Neandertals and MH. Palaeodemography of the Atapuerca-Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene hominid sample. www.pnas.org Body mass (BM) can be reconstructed from hominin skeletal remains using both morphometric [stature and bi-iliac breadth (BIB)] (29) or mechanical approaches (joint surface size of weight-bearing skeletal elements) (30). This is consistent with previous hypotheses of an anthropic origin for this accumulation (21). 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Here we present a complete characterization of the postcranium of the middle Pleistocene paleodeme from the Sima de los Huesos (SH) and its paleobiological implications. was supported by a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships research fellowship during part of this work and by the research group IT834-13 (Eusko Jaurlaritza/Gobierno Vasco); A.G.-T. was supported by a contract grant from Ramón y Cajal Program (RyC-2010-06152); A.B., L.R., R.G.-G., A.P.-P., A.A.d.V., and N.S. In contrast, the iliopsoas groove in hip bones of earlier Homo taxa is shallow and does not excavate the medial surface of the AIIS (44). A minimum number of 19 individuals based on the femora are represented in the SH postcranial sample, including both immature and adult individuals. 2021-01-26T04:14:34-08:00 <> endobj Thus, the full suite of Neandertal features did not arise all at once, and the evolution of the postcranial skeleton could be characterized as following a mosaic pattern. Significant changes in facial size and robusticity occurred throughout Pleistocene human evolution, resulting in temporal trends in both facial reduction and enlargement. In the SH specimens, the peroneal facet is significantly broader (Fig. This suggests that the SH hominins, like Neandertals, had a larger costal skeleton relative to their stature compared with MH (see below). endobj The curvatures of the SH clavicles in the transverse plane fall within the normal variation in MH. The SH pelvic remains are also distinct from MH in having an anteriorly located acetabulocristal buttress, a well-developed supraacetabular groove and a thin and rectangular, plate-like superior pubic ramus that contrasts with the thick and stout pubis of MH (10, 25) (SI Appendix, Figs. The patterning of facial morphology of their predecessors, the Middle Pleistocene humans, is more mosaic showing a mix of archaic and modern morphologies. 2F) and the talar head narrower than both Neandertals and MH (SI Appendix, Table S23). EP1: 2.0–1.8 Mya early Pleistocene Homo; EP2: 1.7–0.8 Mya early Pleistocene Homo; MP: non-SH middle Pleistocene Homo; Ne: Neandertals; MH: modern humans. The higher EQ of the SH population compared with the published values in the early Pleistocene Dmanisi hominins (37) demonstrates that the increase in brain size in SH was not simply a consequence of an increase in body mass (29). Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher 9.1.510/W Unicode Significant changes in facial size and robusticity occurred throughout Pleistocene human evolution, resulting in temporal trends in both facial reduction and enlargement. Differences in hominin adaptive strategies (1) are reflected in the postcranial skeleton, and can be grouped into broad categories of body plan (or bauplans) (2), mainly reflecting hominin posture and locomotion. The permanent molars from the Denisova Cave show complex occlusal morphology (1, 12, 13). This has resulted in contradictory views for certain specimens (see, for example, ref. 1. middle pleistocene: 750,000 to 25,0000ya -most plesitocene hominoids lived during this time period 2. upper pleistocene: 125,000-10,000ya-later premodern humans and neanderthals lived into this period-often called ice age-marked by advances and retreats of massive continental glaciations (F) Palmar projection of the trapezium tubercle. The Sima de los Huesos site is a well-known middle Pleistocene site that has yielded more than 6,700 human fossils dated to c. 430 kiloyears (kyr) (16). The comparative material used in this study is listed in SI Appendix, Table S25. Nevertheless, the lower EQ value in the SH population indicates that, in the case of the Neandertals, this brain size increase occurred after the SH population. It is apparent from the suite of Neandertal lineage features present in the Aubesier Middle Pleistocene human remains that they provide further evidence for the gradual emergence during the second half of the Middle Pleistocene and the early Late Pleistocene of Europe of the derived (at least in frequency) Neandertal morphological pattern. Postcranial morphology of the middle Pleistocene humans from Sima de los Huesos, Spain. Online ISSN 1091-6490. A team of scientists led by LIU Wu and WU Xiujie from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the first ever Middle Pleistocene human skull found in southeastern China, revealing the variation and continuity in early Asian humans. 1 D and E and 2E and SI Appendix, Fig. uuid:89332fda-1dd2-11b2-0a00-7a08275dc400 endobj www.pnas.org Much of North America was covered by the Laurentide ice sheet and northern Europe and Siberia were covered by the Eurasian Ice Sheet Complex. Apart from the continuous midtrigonid crest, we think that also the morphology of the I 1, with the moderate labial convexity and the pronounced but smooth basal eminence, falls within the range of variation of the Early to Middle Pleistocene populations from Asia (Martinón-Torres et al. 105 0 obj In addition, modern human sexual dimorphism shows some degree of populational variation, and future SH findings may allow for a more precise assessment of this matter. The SH hominins could be included within the “wide Homo” bauplan due to their absolutely and relatively large and ML-wide biotype consisting of a large thorax with broad shoulders and pelvises, above-medium-height body, thick bones, and great musculature and body mass. Postcranial skeleton from Sima de los Huesos. See SI Appendix for raw data. �[�f���Z\�t��^pa�1���Ὕ�ސ�ۮ��ha��Y�c{l�uU��=� ���A�D�f� Middle to Late Pleistocene human evolution in East Asia has remained controversial regarding the extent of morphological continuity through archaic humans and to modern humans. Variation in this width within the genus Homo has been proposed to follow a latitudinal cline, similar to that present in modern humans (56). The authors declare no conflict of interest. The SH hand is characterized by a strong development of the palmar tubercles of the carpal bones associated with a deep carpal tunnel (palmar projections of the tubercle of the trapezium and the hamulus) (Fig. Most of the SH humeri display a consistent morphological pattern that distinguishes them from MH and is similar to Neandertals. In addition, we focus in particular on whether the detailed morphological traits found throughout the postcranial skeleton follow a mosaic pattern of evolution, as seen in the crania, and whether there have been changes in the Homo bauplan. Comparison of the SH postcranial skeleton to other hominins suggests that the evolution of the postcranium occurred in a mosaic mode, both at a general and at a detailed level. (A) Third lumbar vertebra (L3). Although there are no known pelvic remains attributed to H. habilis, in our view, a ML relatively wide biotype was likely present (as the most parsimonious interpretation) in the earliest members of the genus Homo and was inherited from their early hominin ancestors. <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 101 0 R/Type/Page>> The SH femora have relatively longer and, on average, moderately AP-flattened necks, ML-widened proximal (subtrochanteric) shaft, relatively low-neck-shaft angle, large gluteal ridges, well-developed hypotrochanteric fossae and proximal lateral crest, absence of a true pilaster, very low point of minimum shaft breadth, and thicker cortical bone than in MH (Figs. endobj The SH clavicles are absolutely long compared with modern humans (MH), and they show the type II curvature in the coronal plane that is present in all pre-H. sapiens hominins (31). Field work at the Sierra de Atapuerca sites is supported by the JCYL and Fundación Atapuerca. Rightmire G.P. The Neandertal talus displays broader lateral malleolar facets (50) and talar heads compared with MH. The SH paleodeme can be characterized as relatively tall, wide, and muscular individuals, who are less encephalized than both Neandertals and modern humans. Our analysis suggests that three aspects of this biotype (body breadth, stature, and weight) show a mosaic pattern of evolution (Fig. The pronounced maxillary incisor beveling of Aubesier 4 helps to extend the antiquity of nondietary use of the anterior dentition. 03-461AA-692.01). Unlike MH, the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) of the Neandertals is medially twisted relative to the anterior margin of the iliac blade and is bordered by a deep iliopsoas groove that excavates the medial surface of the AIIS (41, 42). This research received support from the SYNTHESYS Project www.synthesys.info/, which is financed by European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 integrating Activities Programme. Current knowledge of the evolution of the postcranial skeleton in the genus Homo is hampered by a geographically and chronologically scattered fossil record. The SH hominins show C6 and C7 spinous processes that are more horizontally oriented than in MH and shorter than in Neandertals. The discovery of later Middle Pleistocene human remains from the Bau de l'Aubesier, France reinforces an evolutionary model of the gradual accumulation of Neandertal-derived facial and dental features during the Middle Pleistocene of the northwestern Old World. Statistical inference misapplied, Body size and body shape in early hominins: Implications of the Gona pelvis, The obstetric pelvis of A.L. Journal of Human Evolution 59, 2010, 493-503. “On the basis of preserved morphology, BH-1 differs significantly from Middle Pleistocene European hominins generally grouped under Homo heidelbergensis. A few features that have been considered Neandertal-derived traits are also present in the SH hominins, including a low degree of lumbar lordosis, broad distal tuberosities of the manual phalanges, and the wide bases of the lateral metatarsals (MTIII–V), which is consistent with the hypothesis, based on the cranial morphology, that the SH hominins are a sister group to the later Neandertals (16). Thanks also to Residencia Gil de Siloé; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (project CGL2012-38434-C03-01/02/03); Junta de Castilla y León (project BU005A09); Direcció General de Recerca 2014 SGR-899; and the European Social Fund. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. We thank our companions in the Atapuerca research and excavation team; M. C. Ortega for her extraordinary and patient restoration of the fossils; A. Esquivel for his invaluable dedication to the ongoing work at the SH site; J. Trueba for graphic documentation of the SH fossils and fieldwork under very demanding conditions; and the following individuals and their institutions for access to the modern and fossil comparative materials: P. Mennecier and A. Froment (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle); B. Maureille and C. Couture (Université de Bordeaux 1); Y. Haile-Selassie, B. Latimer, and L. Jellema (Cleveland Museum of Natural History); R. G. Franciscus (University of Iowa); Y. Rak (for MH data) and I. Hershkovitz (Tel Aviv University); C. B. Stringer and R. Kruszyński (Natural History Museum, London); I. Tattersall (American Museum of Natural History); D. Lieberman (Harvard University); R. Potts and M. Tocheri (Smithsonian Institution); J. Radovčić (Croatian Natural History Museum); R. W. Schmitz (LandesMuseum Bonn); E. Cunha and A. L. Santos (Coimbra University); and A. Marcal (Bocage Museum) and T. Holliday (Tulane University). The SH Site. We do not capture any email address. SH-selected postcranial traits. Middle to Late Pleistocene human evolution in East Asia has remained controversial regarding the extent of morphological continuity through archaic humans and to modern humans. More than half of the sample corresponds to the postcranial skeleton, with all anatomical parts represented, even the tiny distal pedal phalanges. received financial support from Binghamton University (SUNY) and the American Museum of Natural History; E.P.-R. was supported by a Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Grant S2010/BMD-2330; and L.R. 2021-01-26T04:14:34-08:00 Finally, this morphology evolved again during the late Middle Pleistocene in the African population, presumably ancestors of modern humans. At least 28 individuals of both sexes and diverse ages at death (18) were preserved, fragmented, Contributed by Juan Luis Arsuaga, July 29, 2015 (sent for review May 20, 2015; reviewed by Trenton W. Holliday and Christopher B. Ruff). ... foreshadowing modern human morphology. The variation observed in the different anatomical regions may be due to differences in the SH sample sizes depending on the skeletal region, variation in the different modern human samples used, and/or varying correlation of the skeletal regions with overall body size. However, the dorsoventral size of the single complete first rib is longer than MH and Neandertals, and an incomplete second rib suggests that it was dorso-ventrally longer than that of Kebara 2. Acrobat Distiller 10.0.0 (Windows) Finally, the SH hominins show a reduced lumbar lordosis, i.e., a less curved lumbar spine, based on the vertebral wedging in lumbar vertebrae and the incidence of the pelvis, a derived feature shared with Neandertals (25, 38). Nine EQ values have been calculated for the SH adult crania (16) using the femoral head diameter (FHD) to calculate BM (SI Appendix, Table S8) and yield a mean EQ of 3.54. The overall stature [(male mean + female mean)/2] of the SH hominins (163.6 cm) is 3.0 cm taller than the mean stature in Neandertals (160.6 cm) (SI Appendix, Table S3). Author: Freidline, Sarah E. et al. Some (but not all) Neandertal derived traits are present, which phylogenetically links this population with Neandertals. <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 63 0 R/Type/Page>> This AIIS configuration agrees with that found in the SH sample (Fig. August 2015; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(37) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1514828112. We will characterize the general body size and shape [stature, body breadth, body mass, and encephalization quotient (EQ)] in the SH paleodeme within the context of postcranial evolution in the genus Homo. A revision and new approaches to the paleodemography of the European Middle Pleistocene population, The carnivore remains from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain), Three new human skulls from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site in Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain, Sima de los Huesos (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain). In all of the anatomical details of the upper and lower limb, the SH immature individuals follow the same pattern as in the adult specimens (SI Appendix, Tables S14 and S20). Newly found ∼300,000-y-old human remains from Hualongdong (HLD), China, … Direct evidence, based on femoral head size, of heavier bodies appears later, during the middle Pleistocene (including the SH population) and is retained in Neandertals. wrote the paper. 1F). All of the human remains come from the LU-6 lithostratigraphic unit (17). Midshaft section (Middle, CT-scan image) is rounded and shows an absence of a pilaster. <>stream 59 0 obj Most interpretations of body size and shape in early Pleistocene Homo have relied on one specific individual: KNM WT-15000 (6), which has heavily influenced the view that the wider, more robust Neandertal bauplan was derived from and likely reflected cold adaptation (7). Therefore, these traits do not phylogenetically relate the SH population with Neandertals. S3). Within the genus Homo (excluding the enigmatic and insular species Homo floresiensis), different bauplans could be present among early representatives, but among the more derived representatives of the genus, two distinct bauplans can be differentiated based upon the body breadth and overall robusticity, with Neandertals showing a “wide” bauplan and modern humans showing a “narrow” bauplan. The diet of known human ancestors varies dramatically over time. 10.1073/pnas.1514828112 2A and SI Appendix, Tables S11 and S12 and Figs. Freely available online through the PNAS open access option. <> Accordingly, the morphology of adjacent, articulating elements should be able to distinguish these two b … ropean Middle Pleistocene humans are interpreted as a chro-nospecies directly ancestral to Neanderthals, whereas a parallel descendant lineage of H. antecessor gave rise to H. sapiens (Bermúdez de Castro et al., 2004). 1). Ventral view of AT-1000, displaying a strongly twisted anterior inferior iliac spine (white arrow) and a deep iliopsoas groove (black arrow). Although there appears to be a somewhat elevated level of intrapopulational variation and sexual dimorphism in the SH sample when we compare the BM values to that of modern humans (SI Appendix, Table S4), this result is based on the still relatively small sample of femoral head estimates (n = 5) in SH. 2007). 2015-09-02 received grants from Fundación Atapuerca; R.M.Q. This great width of the pelvis may also have had obstetric implications, including a nonrotational delivery (56, 57). Neandertals depart from the SH pattern mainly in having an extreme craniocaudal flattening of the pubic ramus (10, 11, 25, 40). 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The SH hominins show the following: (i) wide bodies, a plesiomorphic character in the genus Homo inherited from their early hominin ancestors; (ii) statures that can be found in modern human middle-latitude populations that first appeared 1.6–1.5 Mya; and (iii) large femoral heads in some individuals, a trait that first appeared during the middle Pleistocene in Africa and Europe. 1A) characterized by very wide sacra, pronounced lateral iliac flaring, and long pubic rami that clearly separate it from the MH pelvic configuration (see below). S12 and Tables S19–S22), tibial condyles located in a more posterior position in relation to the axis of the shaft, and flat proximal and distal articular surfaces. Thus, the rare Denisovan human remains identified to date show affinity to Middle Pleistocene hominins (2, 12, 13), particularly to those from China and, to a lesser extent, to the Neanderthal lineage . 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