Insights into the lower torso in late Miocene hominoid Oreopithecus bambolii

Details of the lower torso anatomy of late Miocene Oreopithecus bambolii show that this hominoid differed from both extant great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans) and early hominins (e.g., Ardipithecus , Australopithecus ) in key ways. O. bambolii lacked the extreme adaptations for pelvic and lumbar rigidity of extant great apes, but also lacked a hominin-like protruding anterior…

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