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Human Evolution Takes a Twist With Australopithecus sediba (4 of 17)

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Human Evolution Takes a Twist With <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> (4 of 17)

image: Malapa upper limb elements are shown in an anterior view (unless otherwise noted). MH1: UW88-1 right clavicle (superoanterior view); UW88-34, 42, and 88 right humerus; UW88-36 left humerus; UW88-3 right ulna; and UW88-12 right radial epiphysis (distal view). MH2: UW88-172 manubrium, UW88-38 right clavicle (superoanterior view), UW88-94 left clavicle (superoanterior view), UW88-56 right scapula, UW88-103 left scapular acromion, UW88-104 left scapular glenoid fossa (lateral view), UW88-197 left scapular body fragment, UW88-57 right humerus, UW88-101 left humerus, UW88-62 right ulna, and UW88-85 right radius. For more information, please see figure 1 in the manuscript. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the April 12, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Steven E. Churchill at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and colleagues was titled, "The Upper Limb of Australopithecus sediba." view more 

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