Centro Mixto UCM-ISCIII de Investigación sobre Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos, Avda. Monforte de Lemos, 5 (Pabellón 14), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
J Hum Evol. 2012 Oct;63(4):610-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.06.008. Epub 2012 Aug 24.
This paper presents and describes new foot fossils from the species Homo antecessor, found in level TD6 of the site of Gran Dolina (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). These new fossils consist of an almost complete left talus (ATD6-95) and the proximal three-quarters of a right fourth metatarsal (ATD6-124). The talus ATD6-95 is tentatively assigned to Hominin 10 of the TD6 sample, an adult male specimen with which the second metatarsal ATD6-70+107 (already published) is also tentatively associated. Analysis of these fossils and other postcranial remains has made possible to estimate a stature similar to those of the specimens from the Middle Pleistocene site of Sima de los Huesos (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). The morphology of the TD6 metatarsals does not differ significantly from that of modern humans, Neanderthals and the specimens from Sima de los Huesos. Talus ATD6-95, however, differs from the rest of the comparative samples in being long and high, having a long and wide trochlea, and displaying a proportionally short neck.
本文介绍并描述了源自格兰·多利纳（西班牙布尔戈斯的阿塔普埃尔卡山脉）遗址 TD6 层的先驱人属新足部化石。这些新化石包括一个几乎完整的左距骨（ATD6-95）和一个右第四跖骨的近端四分之三（ATD6-124）。ATD6-95 距骨暂定为 TD6 样本中的人属 10，这是一个成年男性标本，与已发表的第二跖骨 ATD6-70+107 也暂有关联。对这些化石和其他后肢残骸的分析，使得能够估计出与来自西班牙阿塔普埃尔卡山脉希玛德洛斯胡埃斯中更新世遗址的标本相似的体型。TD6 跖骨的形态与现代人、尼安德特人和希玛德洛斯胡埃斯的标本没有显著差异。然而，ATD6-95 距骨与其他比较样本的不同之处在于它长而高，具有长而宽的滑车，以及相对较短的颈。
