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RESPONSE TO COMMENT ON “A COMPLETE SKULL FROM DMANISI, GEORGIA, AND THE EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF EARLY HOMO”

April 25, 2014

Zollikofer et. al. published a response to the comment of Schwartz et. al. on A complete skull from Dmanisi, Georgia, and the Evolutionary Biology of Early Homo

Abstract

Schwartz et al. hold that variation among the Dmanisi skulls reflects taxic diversity. The morphological observations to support their hypothesis, however, are partly incorrect, and not calibrated against intraspecific variation in living taxa. After proper adjustment, Schwartz et al.’s data are fully compatible with the hypothesis of a single paleodeme of early Homo at Dmanisi.