Comparative morphometric analyses of the deciduous molars of Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa.
Juliet K BrophyJacopo Moggi CecchiGregory J MatthewsShara E BaileyPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2020)
This research provides another perspective on the morphology of, and variation within, H. naledi. The H. naledi deciduous molars do not consistently align with any genus or species in the comparative sample in either the crown shape or relative cusp analyses. This line of inquiry is consistent with other cranial and postcranial studies suggesting that H. naledi is unique.