Species, genera, and phylogenetic structure in the human fossil record: a modest proposal

Evolutionary Anthropology - Tập 26 Số 3 - Trang 116-118 - 2017
Ian Tattersall1
1Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History

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AbstractBecause of the greater morphological distances among them, genera should be more robustly recognizable in the fossil record than species are. But there are clearly upper as well as lower bounds to their species inclusivity. Currently, the vast majority of fossils composing the large and rapidly expanding paleoanthropological record are crammed into one of two genera (Australopithecus vs Homo), expanding the latter, especially, far beyond any reasonable morphological or phylogenetic limits. This excessive inclusivity obscures both diversity and the complexities of phylogenetic structure within the hominid family.

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Evolutionary Anthropology

Tập 26 Số 3

116-118

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