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IN mammals construction of the pelvis not only reflects functional adaptations to certain modes of locomotion but also depends on maternal-foetal size relationships. Therefore, information about body weight and head size of newborn Australopithecus in relation to the size of the female pelvic inlet is of evolutionary significance with respect to the adaptation of hominids to bipedalism.
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LEUTENEGGER, W. Newborn Size and Pelvic Dimensions of Australopithecus. Nature 240, 568–569 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240568a0
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