Name - Orrorin tugenensis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1487821 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Orrorin tugenensis Senut, Pickford, Gommery, Mein, Cheboi & Coppens 2001

• Orrorin tugenensis Senut et al. 2001

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Recent Publications

• Orrorin and the African ape/hominid dichotomy.
• Proximal femoral diaphyseal cross-sectional geometry in Orrorin tugenensis.
• The femur of Orrorin tugenensis exhibits morphometric affinities with both Miocene apes and later hominins.
• Body mass estimates of the earliest possible hominins and implications for the last common ancestor.
• Earliest Known Hominin Calcar Femorale in Orrorin tugenensis Provides Further Internal Anatomical Evidence for Origin of Human Bipedal Locomotion.

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