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SUMMARY:Homo naledi\, a new homini species from the Dinaledi Chamber\, Sou
 th Africa - Prof. John Hawks\, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DTSTART:20150921T153000Z
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:Hominin remains were discovered in October 2013 within the Ris
 ing Star cave system (Cradle of Humankind\, South Africa). The excavation 
 run by Lee Berger (University of the Witwatersrand) has uncovered 1550 hom
 inin specimens representing a minimum of 15 individuals of a previously un
 discovered hominin species: _Homo naledi_. The cranial and dental morpholo
 gy of _H. naledi_ is comparable to early Homo species (_H. habilis_ and _H
 . rudolfensis_)\, but departs from these species with several unique featu
 res and a smaller endocranial volume. The postcranial anatomy of _H. naled
 i_ is a mosaic that has never been observed before\, including very humanl
 ike feet and lower legs\, a primitive australopith-like pelvis and proxima
 l femur\, primitive ribcage and shoulder configuration\, generally humanli
 ke wrists and hand proportions\, combined with very curved fingers and a p
 owerful thumb. The Dinaledi Chamber contains no macrofauna other than the 
 hominin remains\, and the accumulation of the hominin bones is most likely
  to have happened through repeated deposition by _H. naledi_ itself. 
LOCATION:BioAnth Lecture Theatre (Room 41)\, Division of Biological Anthro
 pology\, Pembroke Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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