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Growth of Neanderthal infants from Krapina (120-130 ka), Croatia.
Mahoney, Patrick; McFarlane, Gina; Smith, B Holly; Miszkiewicz, Justyna J; Cerrito, Paola; Liversidge, Helen; Mancini, Lucia; Dreossi, Diego; Veneziano, Alessio; Bernardini, Federico; Cristiani, Emanuela; Behie, Alison; Coppa, Alfredo; Bondioli, Luca; Frayer, David W; Radovcic, Davorka; Nava, Alessia.
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  • Mahoney P; Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
  • McFarlane G; Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
  • Smith BH; Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Miszkiewicz JJ; Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Cerrito P; School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
  • Liversidge H; School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia.
  • Mancini L; Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
  • Dreossi D; Department of Molecular Pathobiology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA.
  • Veneziano A; Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, Turner Street, London.
  • Bernardini F; Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Trieste, 34149, Italy.
  • Cristiani E; Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Trieste, 34149, Italy.
  • Behie A; Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Trieste, 34149, Italy.
  • Coppa A; Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • Bondioli L; Department of Humanistic Studies, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy.
  • Frayer DW; Multidisciplinary Laboratory, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
  • Radovcic D; Diet and ANcient TEchnology Laboratory, Department of Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.
  • Nava A; School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Proc Biol Sci ; 288(1963): 20212079, 2021 11 24.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34814754
ABSTRACT
Modern humans have a slow and extended period of childhood growth, but to what extent this ontogenetic pathway was present in Neanderthals is debated. Dental development, linked to the duration of somatic growth across modern primates, is the main source for information about growth and development in a variety of fossil primates, including humans. Studies of Neanderthal permanent teeth report a pace of development either similar to recent humans or relatively accelerated. Neanderthal milk teeth, which form and emerge before permanent teeth, provide an opportunity to determine which pattern was present at birth. Here we present a comparative study of the prenatal and early postnatal growth of five milk teeth from three Neanderthals (120 000-130 000 years ago) using virtual histology. Results reveal regions of their milk teeth formed quickly before birth and over a relatively short period of time after birth. Tooth emergence commenced towards the earliest end of the eruption schedules displayed by extant human children. Advanced dental development is consistent with expectations for Neanderthal infant feeding.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tooth / Hominidae / Neanderthals Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Proc Biol Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tooth / Hominidae / Neanderthals Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Proc Biol Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom