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来自南非克罗马德莱的粗壮傍人的新颅齿化石(2014 - 2017年发掘)。

New craniodental fossils of Paranthropus robustus from Kromdraai, South Africa (2014-2017 excavations).

作者信息

Braga José, Grine Frederick E

机构信息

Centre for Anthropobiology & Genomics of Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5288, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, 37 allées Jules Guesde, Toulouse, France; Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.

出版信息

J Hum Evol. 2024 Mar;188:103481. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103481. Epub 2024 Feb 20.

Abstract

Since the initial discovery of Paranthropus robustus at the site of Kromdraai in 1938, the hypodigm of this species has been expanded by subsequent work at the localities of Swartkrans and Drimolen, with a few fossils also known from Cooper's D, Gondolin and Sterkfontein Member 5. Beginning in 2014, systematic excavations at Kromdraai uncovered a large and previously unknown fossiliferous area, shedding light on Units O and P in the earliest part of the site's stratigraphic sequence. The aim of this paper is to provide detailed descriptions and illustrations of 30 P. robustus craniodental specimens recovered between 2014 and 2017 within the Unit P deposits at Kromdraai. This new sample predates all prior conspecific specimens found at this site (including the holotype of P. robustus from Kromdraai, TM 1517). Its basic dental morphology dimensions and cranial features are compared in a preliminary analysis with other P. robustus samples. The P. robustus sample from Kromdraai Unit P documents previously unknown portions of the P. robustus juvenile cranium. The new dental and cranial remains aid in the exploration of potential morphological distinctions between site-specific P. robustus samples and are compared favorably in size and morphology with the small P. robustus specimens from Drimolen (e.g., DNH 7). These findings do not support the hypothesis that the specimens from Drimolen belong to a different taxonomic group. Instead, they reinforce the presence of a significant degree of sexual dimorphism within P. robustus. The Kromdraai Unit P specimens also contribute to the biodemographic profile of P. robustus. The notable prevalence of infants (i.e., juvenile individuals before the emergence of their first permanent molars) mirrors the natural mortality profiles observed in wild chimpanzees. This suggests a closer resemblance in the processes of accumulation in Kromdraai Unit P and Drimolen than at Swartkrans.

摘要

自1938年在克罗马德莱遗址首次发现粗壮傍人以来,该物种的模式标本通过随后在斯瓦特克朗斯和德里莫伦等地的研究工作得到了扩充,在库珀D、贡多林和斯特克方丹5号成员地也发现了一些化石。从2014年开始,在克罗马德莱进行的系统发掘发现了一个大型且此前未知的化石富集区,揭示了该遗址地层序列最早期的O层和P层情况。本文旨在详细描述和展示2014年至2017年间在克罗马德莱P层沉积物中发现的30件粗壮傍人头骨和牙齿标本。这个新样本早于此前在该遗址发现的所有同物种标本(包括来自克罗马德莱的粗壮傍人模式标本TM 1517)。在初步分析中,将其基本牙齿形态尺寸和颅骨特征与其他粗壮傍人样本进行了比较。来自克罗马德莱P层的粗壮傍人样本记录了粗壮傍人幼年颅骨此前未知的部分。新的牙齿和颅骨遗骸有助于探索特定地点的粗壮傍人样本之间潜在的形态差异,并且在大小和形态上与来自德里莫伦的小型粗壮傍人标本(如DNH 7)相比具有优势。这些发现不支持德里莫伦的标本属于不同分类群的假设。相反,它们强化了粗壮傍人内部存在显著程度性二态性的观点。克罗马德莱P层的标本也有助于了解粗壮傍人的生物人口统计学特征。婴儿(即第一恒磨牙萌出前的幼年个体)的显著高比例反映了在野生黑猩猩中观察到的自然死亡率情况。这表明克罗马德莱P层和德里莫伦的堆积过程比在斯瓦特克朗斯更相似。

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