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Title: Frontal sinuses and human evolution
Authors: Balzeau, Antoine
Albessard-Ball, Lou
Kubicka, Anna Maria
Filippo, Andréa
Beaudet, Amélie
Santos, Elena
Bienvenu, Thibault
Arsuaga, Juan Luis
Bartsiokas, Antonis
Berger, Lee R.
Bermúdez de Castro, José María
Brunet, Michel
Carlson, Kristian J.
Daura, Joan
Gorgoulis, Vassilis G.
Grine, Frederick E.
Harvati, Katerina
Hawks, John
Herries, Andy
Hublin, Jean-Jacques
Hui, Jiaming
Ives, Rachel
Joordens, Josephine A.
Kaifu, Yousuke
Kouloukoussa, Mirsini
Léger, Baptiste
Lordkipanidze, David
Margvelashvili, Ann
Martin, Jesse
Martinón-Torres, María
May, Hila
Mounier, Aurélien
Du Plessis, Anton
Rae, Todd
Röding, Carolin
Sanz, Montserrat
Semal, Patrick
Stratford, Dominic
Stringer, Chris
Tawane, Mirriam
Temming, Heiko
Tsoukala, Evangelia
Zilhão, João
Zipfel, Bernhard
Buck, Laura Tabitha
Issue Date: Oct-2022
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Citation: Science Advances, 2022, 8(42), eabp9767
Abstract: The frontal sinuses are cavities inside the frontal bone located at the junction between the face and the cranial vault and close to the brain. Despite a long history of study, understanding of their origin and variation through evolution is limited. This work compares most hominin species’ holotypes and other key individuals with extant hominids. It provides a unique and valuable perspective of the variation in sinuses position, shape, and dimensions based on a simple and reproducible methodology. We also observed a covariation between the size and shape of the sinuses and the underlying frontal lobes in hominin species from at least the appearance of Homo erectus. Our results additionally undermine hypotheses stating that hominin frontal sinuses were directly affected by biomechanical constraints resulting from either chewing or adaptation to climate. Last, we demonstrate their substantial potential for discussions of the evolutionary relationships between hominin species.
URI: https://cir.cenieh.es/handle/20.500.12136/2814
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9767
Editor version: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abp9767
Type: Article
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