New reconstruction of DAN5 cranium (Gona, Ethiopia) supports complex emergence of Homo erectus.

Nat Commun · 2025 · PMC12708782 · PMID 41402278

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There is a clear trend for premolar size reduction from early Homo to H. erectus , but the premolars of DAN5/P1 are small even in comparison with early African, Georgian, and Indonesian H. erectus .

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