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“Telanthropus” and the Single Species Hypothesis: A Reexamination 1
Author(s) -
Gutgesell Vicki J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1970.72.3.02a00090
Subject(s) - biology , statistical hypothesis testing , evolutionary biology , paleontology , stratigraphy , mathematics , statistics , tectonics
Wolpoff has rejected “Telanthropus” as a refutation of the single species hypothesis on the basis of the stratigraphy at Swartkrans, the morphological characters of the “Telanthropus” specimens, and a statistical test. The stratigraphic and morphological evidence has been reexamined, and M. length and breadth dimensions of “Telanthropus” and Paranthropus have been compared statistically. These results are inconsistent with Wolpoff's conclusions and the single species hypothesis of human evolution.