The evolution of early Homo: a reply to Scott
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- DOI: 10.1111/evo.12344
The evolution of early Homo: a reply to Scott
Abstract
Scott presents a welcome reply to our article, "A single lineage in early Pleistocene Homo" (Van Arsdale and Wolpoff ). However, Scott's reply mischaracterizes and fails to directly address the hypothesis of a single lineage that we test. Additionally, the approach taken by Scott fails to replicate the methods used in our analysis. As Scott himself suggests, our null hypothesis of a single evolving lineage in early Homo remains without refutation. Although many evolutionary scenarios might explain the complex pattern of variation present in the early Homo fossil record, the most parsimonious remains that of a single lineage displaying evolutionary change over time.
Keywords: African evolution; Homo erectus; Homo habilis; fossils; phylogenetics.
© 2013 The Author(s). Evolution © 2013 The Society for the Study of Evolution.
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A single lineage in early Pleistocene Homo: size variation continuity in early Pleistocene Homo crania from East Africa and Georgia.Evolution. 2013 Mar;67(3):841-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01824.x. Epub 2012 Dec 20. Evolution. 2013. PMID: 23461332
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