Revisiting the peroneal trochlea of the StW 352 calcaneus

StW 352, from Sterkfontein Member 4 (South Africa), is a partial calcaneus attributed to Australopithecus africanus and is dated to ~2.0–2.6 Ma. The unusual robusticity of the peroneal trochlea (PT) of StW 352 has been commented on by several authors. The size of hominin PTs has been hypothesised to...

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Main Authors: Ellison J. McNutt, Alexander G. Claxton, Kristian J. Carlson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2017-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3885