RT Journal Article
T1 Frontal sinuses and human evolution.
A1 Balzeau, Antoine
A1 Albessard-Ball, Lou
A1 Kubicka, Anna Maria
A1 Filippo, Andréa
A1 Beaudet, Amélie
A1 Santos, Elena
A1 Bienvenu, Thibault
A1 Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis
A1 Bartsiokas, Antonis
A1 Berger, Lee R.
A1 Bermúdez de Castro, José María
A1 Brunet, Michel
A1 Carlson, Kristian J.
A1 Daura, Joan
A1 Gorgoulis, Vassilis G.
A1 Grine, Frederick E.
A1 Harvati, Katerina
A1 Hawks, John
A1 Herries, Andy
A1 Hublin, Jean-Jacques
A1 Hui, Jiaming
A1 Ives, Rachel
A1 Joordens, Josephine A.
A1 Kaifu, Yousuke
A1 Kouloukoussa, Mirsini
A1 Léger, Baptiste
A1 Lordkipanidze, David
A1 Margvelashvili, Ann
A1 Martin, Jesse
A1 Martinón Torres, María
A1 May, Hila
A1 Mounier, Aurélien
A1 Du  Plessis, Anton
A1 Rae, Todd
A1 Röding, Carolin
A1 Sanz, Montserrat
A1 Semal, Patrick
A1 Stratford, Dominic
A1 Stringer, Chris B.
A1 Tawane, Mirriam
A1 Temming, Heiko
A1 Tsoukala, Evangelia
A1 Zilhão, João
A1 Zipfel, Bernhard
A1 Buck, Laura T.
AB The frontal sinuses are cavities inside the frontal bone located at the junction between the face and the cranial vault and close to the brain. Despite a long history of study, understanding of their origin and variation through evolution is limited. This work compares most hominin species’ holotypes and other key individuals with extant hominids. It provides a unique and valuable perspective of the variation in sinuses position, shape, and dimensions based on a simple and reproducible methodology. We also observed a covariation between the size and shape of the sinuses and the underlying frontal lobes in hominin species from at least the appearance of Homo erectus. Our results additionally undermine hypotheses stating that hominin frontal sinuses were directly affected by biomechanical constraints resulting from either chewing or adaptation to climate. Last, we demonstrate their substantial potential for discussions of the evolutionary relationships between hominin species.
PB American Association for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS)
SN 2375-2548
YR 2022
FD 2022-10-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72227
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72227
LA eng
NO Agence Nationale de la Recherche
NO Fyssen foundation
NO Calleva Foundation and the Human Origins Research Fund
NO Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia
NO European Research Council
NO Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025