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Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction to KSD-VP-1/1: The Earliest Adult Partial Skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis; Abstract; Introduction; Background on the Woranso-Mille Study Area; Recovery, Excavation, and Preservation of KSD-VP-1/1; Recovery; Excavation; Preservation; Preparation and Curation; The Faunal Assemblage at KSD-VP-1; Guide to Contents of the Book; Acknowledgments; References; 2 The Geologic Context of Korsi Dora and the Partial Skeleton KSD-VP-1/1; Abstract; Introduction; Geologic Setting of the Woranso-Mille Study Area; Korsi Dora Collection Area
Stratigraphic Position of the Basalt RidgeKilaytoli Tuff; Structural Geology; Sedimentology and Depositional Setting; The Age of KSD-VP-1/1; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 The Taphonomy and Paleoecology of Korsi Dora Vertebrate Locality 1, Woranso-Mille Study Area, Ethiopia; Abstract; Introduction; Taphonomy; KSD-VP-1 Fauna; KSD-VP-1/1; Discussion of the Taphonomy of the Site and the Partial Skeleton; Paleoenvironment; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 KSD-VP-1/1: Analysis of the Postcranial Skeleton Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography; Abstract; Introduction
Materials and MethodsResults; High-Resolution Computed Tomography Scans; Right Scapula (KSD-VP-1/1g); Left Clavicle (KSD-VP-1/1f); Right Humerus (KSD-VP-1/1b); Right Ulna (KSD-VP-1/1a); Cervical Vertebrae (KSD-VP-1/1h, KSD-VP-1/1i, KSD-VP-1/1j, KSD-VP-1/1k, KSD-VP-1/1l); Ribs KSD-VP-1/1n (Left Second), KSD-VP-1/1q (Right 5/6/7), KSD-VP-1/1s (Middle Rib Frag), KSD-VP-1/1o (Right 7/8), KSD-VP-1/1p (Right 8/9), KSD-VP-1/1r (Left 11); Right Os Coxa (KSD-VP-1/1d) and Superior Sacral Body (KSD-VP-1/1t); Left Femur (KSD-VP-1/1c); Left Tibia (KSD-VP-1/1e); Discussion; Acknowledgments; References
5 The Cervical Vertebrae of KSD-VP-1/1Abstract; Introduction; KSD Cervical Vertebrae Descriptions; C2 Vertebra (Axis); The C3 Vertebra; The C4 Vertebra; The C5 Vertebra; The C6 Vertebra; The C7 Vertebra; Materials and Methods; Vertebral Centrum; Centrum Size; Centrum Width; Transverse Centrum Distribution; Centrum Heights; Centrum Morphology; Uncinate Processes; Centrum Wedging Angles; Centra Summary; Interarticular Facet Widths; Articular Process Height; Articular Facet Orientation; Inferior Articular Facet Orientation; Articular Facet Size; Pars Interarticularis Size; The Pedicles
The LaminaPosterior Versus Anterior Load Transfer; Spinous Processes; Neural Canal; Neural Canal Size; Neural Canal Shape; Postcranial Neurological Indications; Pathological Analysis; Discriminant Function Analysis; Principal Components; Discussion; Vertebral Number; The Neural Canals; Lordosis, Pathology, and Cervical Posture; Head Carriage; Decoupling of the Head and Torso; Locomotor Indications; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 6 The Shoulder Girdle of KSD-VP-1/1; Abstract; Introduction; Materials; Methods; Reconstruction of Damaged Fossil Specimens
Stratigraphic Position of the Basalt RidgeKilaytoli Tuff; Structural Geology; Sedimentology and Depositional Setting; The Age of KSD-VP-1/1; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 The Taphonomy and Paleoecology of Korsi Dora Vertebrate Locality 1, Woranso-Mille Study Area, Ethiopia; Abstract; Introduction; Taphonomy; KSD-VP-1 Fauna; KSD-VP-1/1; Discussion of the Taphonomy of the Site and the Partial Skeleton; Paleoenvironment; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 KSD-VP-1/1: Analysis of the Postcranial Skeleton Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography; Abstract; Introduction
Materials and MethodsResults; High-Resolution Computed Tomography Scans; Right Scapula (KSD-VP-1/1g); Left Clavicle (KSD-VP-1/1f); Right Humerus (KSD-VP-1/1b); Right Ulna (KSD-VP-1/1a); Cervical Vertebrae (KSD-VP-1/1h, KSD-VP-1/1i, KSD-VP-1/1j, KSD-VP-1/1k, KSD-VP-1/1l); Ribs KSD-VP-1/1n (Left Second), KSD-VP-1/1q (Right 5/6/7), KSD-VP-1/1s (Middle Rib Frag), KSD-VP-1/1o (Right 7/8), KSD-VP-1/1p (Right 8/9), KSD-VP-1/1r (Left 11); Right Os Coxa (KSD-VP-1/1d) and Superior Sacral Body (KSD-VP-1/1t); Left Femur (KSD-VP-1/1c); Left Tibia (KSD-VP-1/1e); Discussion; Acknowledgments; References
5 The Cervical Vertebrae of KSD-VP-1/1Abstract; Introduction; KSD Cervical Vertebrae Descriptions; C2 Vertebra (Axis); The C3 Vertebra; The C4 Vertebra; The C5 Vertebra; The C6 Vertebra; The C7 Vertebra; Materials and Methods; Vertebral Centrum; Centrum Size; Centrum Width; Transverse Centrum Distribution; Centrum Heights; Centrum Morphology; Uncinate Processes; Centrum Wedging Angles; Centra Summary; Interarticular Facet Widths; Articular Process Height; Articular Facet Orientation; Inferior Articular Facet Orientation; Articular Facet Size; Pars Interarticularis Size; The Pedicles
The LaminaPosterior Versus Anterior Load Transfer; Spinous Processes; Neural Canal; Neural Canal Size; Neural Canal Shape; Postcranial Neurological Indications; Pathological Analysis; Discriminant Function Analysis; Principal Components; Discussion; Vertebral Number; The Neural Canals; Lordosis, Pathology, and Cervical Posture; Head Carriage; Decoupling of the Head and Torso; Locomotor Indications; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 6 The Shoulder Girdle of KSD-VP-1/1; Abstract; Introduction; Materials; Methods; Reconstruction of Damaged Fossil Specimens