The earliest toothless hominin skull

David Lordkipanidze (), Abesalom Vekua, Reid Ferring, G. Philip Rightmire, Jordi Agusti, Gocha Kiladze, Alexander Mouskhelishvili, Medea Nioradze, Marcia S. Ponce de León, Martha Tappen and Christoph P. E. Zollikofer
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David Lordkipanidze: Georgian State Museum
Abesalom Vekua: Georgian State Museum
Reid Ferring: University of North Texas
G. Philip Rightmire: Binghamton University
Jordi Agusti: Institut de Paleontologia M. Crussafont
Gocha Kiladze: Georgian State Museum
Alexander Mouskhelishvili: Georgian State Museum
Medea Nioradze: Georgian Archaeological Centre
Marcia S. Ponce de León: Anthropologisches Institut, Universität Zürich
Martha Tappen: University of Minnesota
Christoph P. E. Zollikofer: Anthropologisches Institut, Universität Zürich

Nature, 2005, vol. 434, issue 7034, 717-718

Abstract: Abstract The site of Dmanisi in the Eurasian republic of Georgia has yielded striking hominin, faunal and archaeological material as evidence for the presence of early Homo outside Africa 1.77 million years ago, documenting an important episode in human evolution. Here we describe a beautifully preserved skull and jawbone from a Dmanisi hominin of this period who had lost all but one tooth several years before death. This specimen not only represents the earliest case of severe masticatory impairment in the hominin fossil record to be discovered so far, but also raises questions about alternative subsistence strategies in early Homo.

Date: 2005
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