The affinities of Homo antecessor – a review of craniofacial features and their taxonomic validity

Francesc Ribot Trafí; Mario García Bartual; Qian Wang

doi:10.2478/anre-2018-0020

Authors

Francesc Ribot Trafí Museo Municipal de Prehistoria y Paleontología Dr. Gibert, Granada, Spain
Mario García Bartual Museo Paleontológico de Elche and Fundación Cidaris, Alicante, Spain
Qian Wang Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2018-0020

Keywords:

Atapuerca, Early Homo, Homo erectus, Homo antecessor, midfacial morphology, Middle Pleistocene

Abstract

The phylogenetic affinities of Homo antecessor, a hominin dating from the early Middle Pleistocene of Europe, are still unclear. In this study we conducted a comprehensive review of the TD6 hypodigm within the context of the historical development of paleoanthropological issues concerning this species.

H. antecessor, based on all available craniofacial features to date, displays a midfacial morphology very similar to specimens attributed to Classic Homo erectus, suggesting that H. antecessor is the geographical European variant of Classic H. erectus.

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