Dissertation Research: Functional Morphology of the Proconsul Bony Pelvis

论文研究：原领骨盆的功能形态学

• 批准号: 8918400
• 负责人: Alan Walker
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: Johns Hopkins University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-12-01 至 1990-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8918400&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Functional; Morphology; Proconsul

One of the major anatomical differences between humans and apes is in the construction of the pelvis (hipbones) which permits humans to walk with habitually upright posture, whereas apes cannot. Although these bones are well known from living humans and living apes, fossil fragments of this important part of the skeleton are infrequently found and complete fossil pelvic bones are exceedingly rare. Recently a nearly complete hipbone of the Miocene ape, Proconsul, was discovered in East Africa together with fragments of additional hipbones. The purpose of this research is to describe, analyze, and interpret the functional morphology of these bones. They will be compared with bones from a large sample of living and extinct anthropoid primates in order to interpret their locomotor and positional repertoire. Some investigators have suggested that Proconsul represents a mixture of hominoid, cercopithecoid and unique features. This analysis will help resolve this question about the exact phylogenetic position of Proconsul, a topic currently under considerable debate.

人类和哺乳动物在解剖学上的主要区别之一 猿类是在骨盆（髋骨）的建设， 允许人类以习惯的直立姿势行走，而 猿不能。 虽然这些骨头是众所周知的生活 人类和现存的猿类，这一重要部分的化石碎片 很少发现完整的骨盆化石 骨头是非常罕见的。 最近一个几乎完整的髋骨 在东非发现了中新世猿类的化石 还有其他髋骨的碎片 的目的 本研究旨在描述、分析和解释 这些骨骼的功能形态。 他们将与 大量现存和已灭绝的恐龙化石样本 灵长类动物，以解释他们的运动和位置 保留曲目。 一些调查人员认为普罗康索 代表了人科、长尾猴科和独特的 功能. 这一分析将有助于解决这个问题， 原执政官的确切系统发育位置，目前的一个话题 在相当大的辩论。