Caspari R
Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1382, USA.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1997 Apr;102(4):565-8. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199704)102:4<565::AID-AJPA10>3.0.CO;2-Z.
The hominid fossil from Gongwangling (Lantian) is well known and described (Woo, [1965] Scientia Sinca 14:1032-1036; Woo [1966] Curr. Anthropol. 7:83-86; Wu and Dong [1985] in R Wu and JW Olsen (eds.): Palaeoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology in the People's Republic of China [New York: Academic Press, pp. 79-89]; Wu and Poirier [1995] Human Evolution in China: A Metric Description of the Fossils and a Review of the Sites [Oxford: Oxford University Press]). However, evidence of pathology on the frontal bone has been previously unreported. Two lesions occur on the right supraorbital region that can be distinguished from marks of erosion prevalent on this specimen. These are discrete and irregularly shaped, with evidence of secondary bone formation surrounding them. The cause of the condition is unclear. Possibilities include trauma or abscess from an unspecified infection.
公王岭（蓝田）的古人类化石广为人知且已有相关描述（吴汝康，[1965]《中国科学》14:1032 - 1036；吴汝康[1966]《当代人类学》7:83 - 86；吴新智和董兴仁[1985]载于吴汝康和奥尔森编：《中华人民共和国的古人类学与旧石器时代考古学》[纽约：学术出版社，第79 - 89页]；吴新智和波里尔[1995]《中国的人类进化：化石的测量描述与遗址综述》[牛津：牛津大学出版社]）。然而，额骨上的病理学证据此前未被报道。右侧眶上区域出现了两处病变，可与该标本上普遍存在的侵蚀痕迹区分开来。这些病变是离散的且形状不规则，周围有继发性骨形成的迹象。病因尚不清楚。可能的原因包括外伤或不明感染引起的脓肿。
