Latimer B, Lovejoy C O
Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Ohio 44106.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1990 Jun;82(2):125-33. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330820202.
Hallucal tarsometatarsal joints from African pongids, modern humans, and Australopithecus afarensis are compared to investigate the anatomical and mechanical changes that accompanied the transition to terrestrial bipedality. Features analyzed include the articular orientation of the medial cuneiform, curvature of the distal articular surface of the medial cuneiform, and the articular configuration of the hallucal metatarsal proximal joint surface. Morphological characteristics of the hallucal tarsometatarsal joint unequivocally segregate quadrupedal pongids and bipedal hominids.
对来自非洲猿类、现代人类和阿法南方古猿的拇趾跗跖关节进行比较，以研究向陆地双足行走转变过程中伴随的解剖学和力学变化。分析的特征包括内侧楔骨的关节方向、内侧楔骨远端关节面的曲率以及拇趾跖骨近端关节面的关节形态。拇趾跗跖关节的形态特征明确区分了四足猿类和双足原始人类。
