Estimation of the upper diaphragm in KNM-WT 15000 (Homo erectus s.l.) and Kebara 2 (Homo neanderthalensis) using a Homo sapiens model

José M López-Rey; Daniel García-Martínez; Sandra Martelli; Benoît Beyer; Carlos A Palancar; Isabel Torres-Sánchez; Francisco García-Río; Markus Bastir

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103442

Estimation of the upper diaphragm in KNM-WT 15000 (Homo erectus s.l.) and Kebara 2 (Homo neanderthalensis) using a Homo sapiens model

J Hum Evol. 2023 Dec:185:103442. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103442. Epub 2023 Oct 19.

Authors

José M López-Rey¹, Daniel García-Martínez², Sandra Martelli³, Benoît Beyer⁴, Carlos A Palancar⁵, Isabel Torres-Sánchez⁶, Francisco García-Río⁷, Markus Bastir⁵

Affiliations

¹ Paleoanthropology Group, Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin, 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: jolopezr@mncn.csic.es.
² Physical Anthropology Unit, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Calle José Antonio Novais, 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Universidade de Coimbra, CC Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
³ UCL Centre for Integrative Anatomy, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Division of Biosciences, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
⁴ Laboratory for Functional Anatomy, Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium.
⁵ Paleoanthropology Group, Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain.
⁷ Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Avenida de Monforte de Lemos, 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Arzobispo Morcillo, 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 37862773
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103442

No abstract available

Keywords: Breathing; Diaphragm; Hominins; Rib torsion; Ribcage.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Diaphragm
Fossils
Hominidae*
Humans
Neanderthals*
Thorax