Human Evolution Takes a Twist With <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> (12 of 17) (IMAGE)

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Human Evolution Takes a Twist With <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> (12 of 17)

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This image shows the proximal femur of (left) MH1 (U.W. 88-4, 5, 39) and (right) MH2 (U.W. 88-51). The MH1 femoral head epiphyseal surface is shown at the top left, followed by medial and anterior views (top). Below are lateral and posterior views of the conjoined U.W. 88-4, 5, 39 femur. On the right hand side, MH2 is shown (top, left to right) in lateral, posterior, and medial views. Below (from top to bottom) are inferior, anterior, and superior views. For more information, please see figure S1 in the supporting online material. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the April 12, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Jeremy M. DeSilva at Boston University in Boston, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "The Lower Limb and Mechanics of Walking in Australopithecus sediba."

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