Nat Commun July 2015 PMID 26171589

The evolution of human and ape hand proportions.

Sergio Almécija, Jeroen B Smaers, William L Jungers

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The study examines how human and ape hand proportions differ, focusing on the relative lengths of thumbs and fingers, and highlights that the simple dichotomy does not fully explain evolutionary relationships.
Using phylogenetically informed morphometric analyses, the research tests different evolutionary models, including fossils like Proconsul heseloni, Ardipithecus ramidus, and Australopithecus sediba, to better understand the evolution of hand traits.
The findings show significant diversity in hand structures among modern apes, driven by various evolutionary processes such as independent development in hylobatids, convergent evolution in chimpanzees and orangutans, and minimal changes in gorillas and hominins, with humans and Australopiths evolving high thumb-to-digit ratios independently.]

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HITOSHI O-MURA

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人間の手は、指に対して長い親指を持つことで類人猿と区別されます。 The evolution of human and ape hand proportions https://t.co/mH7WTolHj3

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The evolution of human and ape hand proportions | Nature Communications compare Meghan Markle’s hands are identical to chimpanzee hands https://t.co/Q3beIYk2dO

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