A Dryopithecine Talus From Abocador de Can Mata (Valles-Penedes Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula) Morphometric Affinities and Evolutionary Implications for Hominoid Locomotion

Oriol Monclus-Gonzalo, Shubham Pal, Thomas A. Püschel, Alessandro Urciuoli, Victor Vinuesa, Josep M. Robles, Sergio Almecija, David M. Alba
April 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70043

Abstract

The functional interpretation of postcranial remains of Middle Miocene great apes from Europe (dryopithecines) suggests a combination of quadrupedalism and orthograde behaviors without modern analogs. We provide further insights based on an isolated dryopithecine talus (IPS85037) from the Middle Miocene (11.7 Ma) Abocador de Can Mata locality ACM/C8-B* (Valles-Penedes Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula), which represents the most complete one known to date.

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Journal article
Publication
In AJBA, 186 (4) e70043 (2025)
New tools Primate morphology palaeontology primates
Thomas A. Püschel
Thomas A. Püschel
Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology

Wendy James Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow at St. Hugh’s College.

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