DOI: 10.1159/000155564. Wrist Mechanism and Locomotor Behavior of Dryopithecus (Proconsul) africanus

Wrist Mechanism and Locomotor Behavior of Dryopithecus (Proconsul) africanus

10.1159/000155564

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Folia Primatologica (374)

Abstract

A study of the conarticular surfaces in the reconstructed wrist of Dryopithecus (Proconsul) africanus reveals that they most probably attained their close-packed and habitual position when its hand was dorsiflexed as it occurs in the palmigrade quadrupedal stance and locomotion of Alouatta and Ateles. This report, therefore, denies knuckle-walking as a possible locomotive habitus for D. (Proconsul) africanus, and proposes Alouatta and Ateles as the best available models for the locomotor behavior of D. (Proconsul) africanus.

Bibliography

SchÃ¶n, M. A., & Ziemer, L. K. (1973). Wrist Mechanism and Locomotor Behavior of Dryopithecus (Proconsul) africanus. Folia Primatologica, 20(1), 1â11.

Authors 2

M. A. Schön (first)
Linda K. Ziemer (additional)

References 0 Referenced 38

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Dates

Type	When
Created	16 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 11, 2008, 6:20 a.m.)
Deposited	3 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 2022, 4:31 a.m.)
Indexed	4 months, 2 weeks ago (April 22, 2025, 8:46 a.m.)
Issued	51 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 8, 1973)
Published	51 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 8, 1973)
Published Print	51 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 8, 1973)

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BibTeX

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