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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

2021Journal of Human Evolution29 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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NeanderthalHomo sapiensHominidaeEvolutionary biologyPaleoanthropologyBiologyAnatomyBipedalismPhylogenetic treePaleontologyGeographyArchaeologyBiological evolutionGeneticsGeneMorphological variations and asymmetryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyEvolution and Paleontology Studies