Human Evolution Takes a Twist With <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> (7 of 17) (IMAGE)

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Human Evolution Takes a Twist With <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> (7 of 17)

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This is a two-dimensional reconstruction of the upper body of Australopithecus sediba, showing the conical, ape-like shape of the upper thorax, and the high and lateral position of the shoulder. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the April 12, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Peter Schmid at University of Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland, and colleagues was titled, "Mosaic Morphology in the Thorax of Australopithecus sediba."

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[Reconstruction by Peter Schmid]

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