Not exact matches
Despite the age and unprecedented completeness of the
new ape
skull, no reported tooth or
skull features clearly place N. alesi close to the origins of living apes and humans, says paleoanthropologist David Begun of the University of Toronto.
«We discovered this
new fossil in marine rocks, and many of the
features of its
skull and jaws point to it having been a marine inhabitant, like modern oceanic dolphins,» said the study's lead author Nicholas D. Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
But the
new adult
skull shows that the hominins combined this ancient
feature with a small, lightly built «modern» face — one that the researchers say is virtually indistinguishable from H. sapiens.
Fossils from 15 individuals, including fragile parts of the face that are preserved in the
new skull, show that the species combines primitive traits such as a small brain, flat midface, and curving fingers with more modern - looking
features in its teeth, jaw, thumb, wrist, and foot.
But the
new adult
skull combines this ancient
feature with a small, lightly built «modern» face — one the team says is indistinguishable from our own (Nature, DOI: 10.1038 / nature22335.)
This
new combination of
features on a well - dated
skull may help researchers sort out how different fossils in Europe are related to each other — and which ones eventually evolved into Neandertals.
The
skull shows a
new mix of
features not seen before in fossil humans — it has traits that link it to Neandertals, such as a fused brow ridge, as well as some primitive traits that resemble other extinct fossils in Europe.
Even so, he and his colleagues think that, on balance, the
features of the
skull, hands and teeth mean the
new species probably does belong in our genus.
Our study ups the ante again, using advanced CT scanning and 3D modeling to reveal all kinds of
new features of the
skull.
There is an extensive preview of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in the latest issue of OPM and OXM (a whooping 16 page
feature) with lot of
new details on start of the game, loadout screen, Snake's buddies,
new emeny called «
Skulls», Missions, Side - quests and many other thing.
The Paranormal Museum is a storefront museum dedicated to honoring Jersey Shore's dark history of mystery and
features a collection of oddities, including a
skull thought to be that of the mysterious «Jersey Devil,» the creature rumored to wander the
New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Developer Night Dive Studios released a
new trailer of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil for PC
featuring host of
new enemies and bosses, 20
new weapons which includes the
skull - drilling Cerebral Bore,
new missions,
new locations and
new multiplayer mode release on March 16th for PC via Steam, GOG and Humble Store.
Blue chip, Hirst certainly is, and his
new show
features oil paintings, another brave move by the artist better known for diamond
skulls and pickled sharks.
His controversial film Home 2 (2007),
featured in this year's Whitney Biennial, follows a thick -
skulled American abroad as he navigates Papua
New Guinea and Tokyo.
The Japanese master of the black and white ink drawing and calligraphy style, Usugrow, opens a
new solo show at London's Stolenspace Gallery,
featuring his classic
skull and flower imagery.
Featured in this issue is: Mark Mothersbaugh «s
new museum retrospective at the Akron Museum of Art, the elaborate
skull carvings of Jason Borders, a studio visit with Japanese artist collective three, the wonderful drawings of Nicomi Nix Turner, photographer Robert Bartholot «s mysteriously artificial images, Nicole Gordon «s bright and tragic landscapes, and Vincent Castiglia «s amazing blood paintings.