RT Journal Article
T1 A hominid from the lower Pleistocene of Atapuerca, Spain: possible ancestor to Neandertals and modern humans
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, J. M.
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Carbonell, E.
A1 Rosas, A.
A1 Martínez Mendizábal, Ignacio
A1 Mosquera, M.
AB Human fossil remains recovered from the TD6 level (Aurora stratum) of the lower Pleistocene cave site of Gran Dolina, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain, exhibit a unique combination of cranial, mandibular, and dental traits and are suggested as a new species of Homo-H. antecessor sp. nov. The fully modern midfacial morphology of the fossils antedates other evidence of this feature by about 650,000 years. The midfacial and subnasal morphology of modern humans may be a retention of a juvenile pattern that was not yet present in H. ergaster. Homo antecessor may represent the last common ancestor for Neandertals and modern humans.
PB American Association for the Advancement of Science
SN 0036-8075
YR 1997
FD 1997-05-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120312
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120312
LA eng
NO Bermúdez de Castro, J. M., Arsuaga, J. L., Carbonell, E., Rosas, A., Martı́nez, I., & Mosquera, M. (1997). A hominid from the lower pleistocene of atapuerca, spain: Possible ancestor to neandertals and modern humans. Science, 276(5317), 1392-1395. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.276.5317.1392
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 jun 2025