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Implications of relative robusticity in the Olduvai Metatarsus
Author(s) -
Archibald J. David,
Lovejoy C. Owen,
Heiple Kingsbury G.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330370112
Subject(s) - anatomy , variation (astronomy) , biology , physics , astrophysics
The relative robusticity of the metatarsals in OH‐8 is reviewed in light of the normal variation in metatarsal robusticity in Pan and Homo. The pattern in OH‐8 is found to be fully commensurate with a striding gait.