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The Neanderthal pelvis (IMAGE)

Tel-Aviv University

The Neanderthal pelvis

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The Neanderthal pelvis

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Tel Aviv University

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More on this News Release

A comparison of Neandertal and modern human pelvises suggests that the male pelvis represents an evolutionary innovation

Tel-Aviv University

Journal
Scientific Reports
DOI
10.1038/s41598-026-59915-8

Tags

  • /Life sciences
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy/Human anatomy
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy/Musculoskeletal system
  • /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy/Musculoskeletal system/Skeleton
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology/Evolutionary developmental biology
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology/Evolution
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology/Evolution/Human evolution
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology/Evolution/Human evolution/Early humans
  • /Life sciences/Evolutionary biology/Evolution/Human evolution/Early humans/Neanderthals

Additional Multimedia

A reconstruction of the skeleton.
A reconstruction of the skeleton.
Professor Yoel Rak
Professor Yoel Rak
Proposed evolutionary scenario for the development of the modern human pelvis
Proposed evolutionary scenario for the development of the modern human pelvis

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