New fossil remains of homo naledi from the lesedi chamber, South Africa

John Hawks; Marina Elliott; Peter Schmid; Steven E. Churchill; Darryl J. de Ruiter; Eric M. Roberts; Hannah Hilbert-Wolf; Heather M. Garvin; Scott A. Williams; Lucas K. Delezene; Elen M. Feuerriegel; Patrick Randolph-Quinney; Tracy L. Kivell; Myra F. Laird; Gaokgatlhe Tawane; Jeremy M. Desilva; Shara E. Bailey; Juliet K. Brophy; Marc R. Meyer; Matthew M. Skinner; Matthew W. Tocheri; Caroline Vansickle; Christopher S. Walker; Timothy L. Campbell; Brian Kuhn; Ashley Kruger; Steven Tucker; Alia Gurtov; Nompumelelo Hlophe; Rick Hunter; Hannah Morris; Becca Peixotto; Maropeng Ramalepa; Dirk Van Rooyen; Mathabela Tsikoane; Pedro Boshoff; Paul H.G.M. Dirks; Lee R. Berger

doi:10.7554/eLife.24232

New fossil remains of homo naledi from the lesedi chamber, South Africa

John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. Desilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. SkinnerMatthew W. Tocheri, Caroline Vansickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk Van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger

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The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now comprising 131 hominin specimens, within a second chamber, the Lesedi Chamber. The Lesedi Chamber is far separated from the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave system, and represents a second depositional context for hominin remains. In each of three collection areas within the Lesedi Chamber, diagnostic skeletal material allows a clear attribution to H. naledi. Both adult and immature material is present. The hominin remains represent at least three individuals based upon duplication of elements, but more individuals are likely present based upon the spatial context. The most significant specimen is the near-complete cranium of a large individual, designated LES1, with an endocranial volume of approximately 610 ml and associated postcranial remains. The Lesedi Chamber skeletal sample extends our knowledge of the morphology and variation of H. naledi, and evidence of H. naledi from both recovery localities shows a consistent pattern of differentiation from other hominin species.

Original language	English
Article number	e24232
Journal	eLife
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24232
Publication status	Published - 9 May 2017

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology

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Hawks, J., Elliott, M., Schmid, P., Churchill, S. E., de Ruiter, D. J., Roberts, E. M., Hilbert-Wolf, H., Garvin, H. M., Williams, S. A., Delezene, L. K., Feuerriegel, E. M., Randolph-Quinney, P., Kivell, T. L., Laird, M. F., Tawane, G., Desilva, J. M., Bailey, S. E., Brophy, J. K., Meyer, M. R., ... Berger, L. R. (2017). New fossil remains of homo naledi from the lesedi chamber, South Africa. eLife, 6, Article e24232. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24232

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