Anatomy, Evolution of Human

Aurélien Mounier (1, 2)

1 Leverhulme Centre of Human Evolutionary Studies
2 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique

The study of the evolution of humans relies mostly on data from comparative skeletal anatomy techniques conducted on Hominini remains. This entry describes the skeletal anatomy of modern humans (Homo sapiens) within the framework of human evolu-tion, contrasting modern human specialized cranial and postcranial skeletons with the skeletons of great apes (i.e., gorillas and chimpanzees) and with other species from the Hominini subtribe (i.e., Australopithecus, Paranthropus,and otherHomo species).

Mots clés: biological or physical anthropology; evolution; human evolution; paleoanthropology; skeletal anatomy

Domaines: Anthropologie biologique

Aurélien Mounier. Anatomy, Evolution of Human. The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Wiley, 2019, 9781118924396. ⟨10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1765⟩. ⟨hal-02407580⟩