Browsing by Author "O’Higgins, Paul"

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    • Distinct growth of the nasomaxillary complex in Au. sediba 
      Lacruz, Rodrigo; Bromage, Timothy; O’Higgins, Paul; Toro Ibacache, María Viviana; Warshaw, Johanna; Berger, Lee (Nature, 2015)
      Studies of facial ontogeny in immature hominins have contributed significantly to understanding the evolution of human growth and development. The recently discovered hominin species Autralopithecus sediba is represented ...
    • The relationship between skull morphology, masticatory muscle force and cranial skeletal deformation during biting 
      Toro Ibacache, Viviana; Zapata Muñoz, Víctor; O’Higgins, Paul (Elsevier, 2016)
      The human skull is gracile when compared to many Middle Pleistocene hominins. It has been argued that it is less able to generate and withstand high masticatory forces, and that the morphology of the lower portion of the ...