Unique foot posture in Neanderthals reflects their body mass and high mechanical stress
Rita Sorrentino, Nicholas B. Stephens, Damiano Marchi, Lily J. D. DeMars, Carla Figus, Eugenio Bortolini, Federica Badino, Jaap P. P. Saers, Matteo Bettuzzi, Francesco Boschin, Giulia Capecchi, Francesco Feletti, Tiziana Guarnieri, Hila May, Maria Pia Morigi, William C. Parr, Stefano Ricci, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Jay T. Stock, Kristian J. Carlson, Timothy M. Ryan, Maria Giovanna Belcastro, Stefano Benazzi
Topics & Concepts
NeanderthalHomo sapiensHominidaeEvolutionary biologyPaleoanthropologyBiologyAnatomyBipedalismPhylogenetic treePaleontologyGeographyArchaeologyBiological evolutionGeneticsGeneMorphological variations and asymmetryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyEvolution and Paleontology Studies