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3D Reconstruction of the Homo naledi Lower Limb Project ID: 000703816 Public
48 Media · 45 Specimens · Creator: Chapman, Tara · Managed by: Tara Chapman, Lee R. Berger Foundation for Exploration

This reconstruction is a complete right lower limb of Homo naledi detailed in the article ‘Long legs and small joints: the locomotor capabilities of ‘Homo naledi’ . The reconstruction was done by Tara Chapman (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Damiano Marchi (University of Pisa), with assistance and feedback given by all other members of the Homo naledi gait project (C. Walker,S. Churchill, E. Vereecke, J. DeSilva, B. Zipfel, J. Hawks, S.V.S Jan, L.B. Berger, Z. Throckmorton). Please cite the article if using the model. This project contains the complete lower limb aswell as all the bones used in the model. For further information including ready to print models or alternate versions of the femur and foot, please contact tchapman@naturalsciences.be.

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  ID Part Object Taxonomy Type Date Added Publication Status  
000006567 wits:dinaledi:101-1418 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000006558 wits:dinaledi:101-1457 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000006557 wits:dinaledi:101-1458 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000006559 wits:dinaledi:101-1456 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000006556 wits:dinaledi:101-1443 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000006543 U.W.101-1070 - Left Tibia wits:dinaledi:101-1070 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-09 Open Download  
000014985 U.W.101-484 Tibia wits:dinaledi:101-484 Homo naledi Mesh 2016-07-25 Open Download  
000015000 U.W. 101-1416 Distal Tibia wits:dinaledi:101-1416 Homo naledi Mesh 2016-07-25 Open Download  
000015007 U.W. 101-938 Refitted Femur wits:dinaledi:101-938 Homo naledi Mesh 2016-07-25 Open Download  
000006490 Medial Cuneiform wits:dinaledi:101-1535 Homo naledi Mesh 2015-09-08 Open Download  
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