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The endocranial capacities of the Australopithecinae.
Author(s) -
ASHTON E. H.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1951.tb00675.x
Subject(s) - gorilla , endocast , broom , biology , evolutionary biology , brain size , zoology , skull , anatomy , paleontology , medicine , ecology , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Summary.1 Modern statistical techniques have been used to compare the endocranial volumes of the Australopithecinae as published by Broom and his associates with those of the chimpanzee, gorilla, and Pithecanthropus.2 It is shown that although the endocranial volumes of most of these extinct anthropoids are greater than in the chimpanzee, none differs significantly from the male gorilla, whereas all are significantly smaller than in the hominid genus Pithecanthropus.3 Certain published statements about the cranial capacities of these fossils are discussed.