Table 1 Archaic discrete traits of North African late Early/Middle Pleistocene specimens, Irhoud 11, Kébibat, and Aterians.
From: The relevance of late MSA mandibles on the emergence of modern morphology in Northern Africa
North African MP | Irhoud 11 | Kébibat | Contrebandiers 1 | Dar-es-Soltane II 5 | El Harhoura | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inferior transverse torus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ |
Archaic symphysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
Uniform corpus height | ✓ | – | ? | – | – | ✓ |
Prognathism | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | – | ✓ |
Wide ramus | ✓ | ✓ | ? | – | ✓ | ? |
Large gonion | ✓ | ✓ | ? | – | ✓ | ? |
Wide bicondylar/bigonial breadth | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
