TY - JOUR
T1 - Comment on "Human-like hand use in Australopithecus africanus"
AU - Almécija, Sergio
AU - Wallace, Ian J.
AU - Judex, Stefan
AU - Alba, David M.
AU - Moyà-Solà, Salvador
PY - 2015/6/5
Y1 - 2015/6/5
N2 - Skinner and colleagues (Research Article, 23 January 2015, p. 395), based on metacarpal trabecular bone structure, argue that Australopithecus africanus employed human-like dexterity for stone tool making and use 3 million years ago. However, their evolutionary and biological assumptions are misinformed, failing to refute the previously existing hypothesis that human-like manipulation preceded systematized stone tool manufacture, as indicated by the fossil record.
AB - Skinner and colleagues (Research Article, 23 January 2015, p. 395), based on metacarpal trabecular bone structure, argue that Australopithecus africanus employed human-like dexterity for stone tool making and use 3 million years ago. However, their evolutionary and biological assumptions are misinformed, failing to refute the previously existing hypothesis that human-like manipulation preceded systematized stone tool manufacture, as indicated by the fossil record.
U2 - 10.1126/science.aaa8414
DO - 10.1126/science.aaa8414
M3 - Review article
VL - 348
SP - 1101a
IS - 6239
ER -