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The Early Evolution of the Hominoid Face

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Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils

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In phylogenetic analyses of hominoid primates, the face as an anatomical unit has often been considered to be of secondary importance in comparison with dental and postcranial evidence (e.g., Andrews and Martin, 1987), related both to the abundance of teeth in the fossil record and to the predominance of postcranial characteristics in diagnoses of the superfamily (e.g., Harrison, 1987). Recent fossil discoveries and the adoption of more rigorous phylogenetic methods, however, provide an opportunity to document more fully the evolution of the hominoid facial skeleton and to decipher the phylogenetic signal contained within this important anatomical region.*

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    Present address: Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3HN, England

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    David R. Begun

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    Carol V. Ward

  3. Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Injury Science, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 07103, Newark, New Jersey, USA

    Michael D. Rose

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Rae, T.C. (1997). The Early Evolution of the Hominoid Face. In: Begun, D.R., Ward, C.V., Rose, M.D. (eds) Function, Phylogeny, and Fossils. Advances in Primatology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0075-3_4

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