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Volume 155, Number 14 (April 3, 1999)

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Human Growth Displays Ancient RootsFull Text

The prolonged period of childhood growth and development characteristic of modern humans may have arisen as early as 800,000 years ago in direct ancestors of Homo sapiens.

References:

Bermúdez de Castro, J.M., et al. 1999. A modern human pattern of dental development in Lower Pleistocene hominids from Atapuerca-TD6 (Spain). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96(March 30):4210.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1997. Spanish fossils enter human ancestry fray. Science News 151(May 31):333.

______. 1993. Neandertals take big step back in time. Science News 143(April 10):228.

Sources:

José M. Bermúdez de Castro
Musco Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Departamento de Paleobiología
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
J. Guitiérrez Abascal 2
28006 Madrid
Spain

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 14, April 3, 1999, p. 212. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.


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