Clavicle length and shoulder breadth in hominoid evolution
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Accepted manuscript
Date
2016-03-01
DOI
Authors
Laudicina, Natalie M.
Cartmill, Matthew
Version
OA Version
Citation
Natalie M Laudicina, Matt Cartmill. 2016. "Clavicle length and shoulder breadth in hominoid evolution." American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 85th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists. Atlanta, GA, 2016-04-13 - 2016-04-16
Abstract
For a given body mass, hominoids have longer clavicles than typical monkeys, reflecting the laterad reorientation of the hominoid glenoid. Relative length of the clavicle varies among hominoids, with orangutans having longer clavicles than expected for body mass and gorillas and chimpanzees having shorter clavicles than expected. Modern humans conform to the general hominoid distribution, but Neandertals have longer clavicles than expected for their size. [TRUNCATED]