 Fossils
"Fossils" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Remains, impressions, or traces of animals or plants of past geological times which have been preserved in the earth's crust.
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D005580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.368.584.311
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fossils" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fossils" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fossils" by people in Profiles.
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Kay RF, Organ CL, Morse PE, Allen KL, Kirk EC. Fossil evidence favors a role for vision in the modular evolution of the primate neocortex. Science. 2026 Aug 06; 393(6811):622-627.
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Hunter LE, Tocheri MW, Orr CM, Patel BA, Alemseged Z. Did modern human carpal morphology evolve from knuckle walking traits? Proc Biol Sci. 2026 May 20; 293(2071).
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Prang TC, Tocheri MW, Patel BA, Williams SA, Orr CM. Ardipithecus ramidus ankle provides evidence for African ape-like vertical climbing in the earliest hominins. Commun Biol. 2025 Oct 15; 8(1):1454.
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Mongle CS, Orr CM, Tocheri MW, Prang TC, Grine FE, Feibel C, Patel BA, Laureijs O, Hobbs TE, Maiolino S, Rossie J, Mbogo W, Du Plessis A, Lonyericho J, Woto Huka W, Sale H, Umuro A, Yirgudo P, Dalacha I, Kirinya M, Linga E, Loki R, Longaye A, Longaye M, Lonyericho E, Loyapan I, Nakudo N, Nyete C, Leakey MG, Leakey LN. New fossils reveal the hand of Paranthropus boisei. Nature. 2025 11; 647(8091):944-951.
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Berger LR, Makhubela TV, Molopyane K, Krüger A, Randolph-Quinney P, Elliott M, Peixotto B, Fuentes A, Tafforeau P, Beyrand V, Dollman K, Jinnah Z, Brewer Gillham A, Broad K, Brophy J, Chinamatira G, Dirks PHGM, Feuerriegel E, Gurtov A, Hlophe N, Hunter L, Hunter R, Jakata K, Jaskolski C, Morris H, Pryor E, Mpete M, Roberts EM, Smilg JS, Tsikoane M, Tucker S, Van Rooyen D, Warren K, Wren CD, Kissel M, Spikins P, Hawks J. Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi. Elife. 2025 Sep 01; 12.
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Kay RF, Kirk EC, Vizcaino SF, Bargo MS, Allen KL, Olson S, Morse PE. The Fossil Record of Anthropoid Brain Evolution. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 07; 187(3):e70081.
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Bolter DR, Cameron N, Wolfe CA, Boughner JC, Mahoney P, Schell L, Monson TA, Molopyane K, Berger L, Bernstein R, Churchill SE, Elton S, Hawks J, Leece AB, Pruetz J, Stull KE. Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains. Ann Hum Biol. 2025 Jun; 52(sup1):2512021.
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Alverson AJ, Roberts WR, Ruck EC, Nakov T, Ashworth MP, Brylka K, Downey KM, Kociolek JP, Parks M, Pinseel E, Theriot EC, Tye SP, Witkowski A, Beaulieu JM, Wickett NJ. Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jun 03; 122(22):e2500153122.
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Goldstein DM, Harper CM, Solís M, Orr CM, Almécija S, Tocheri MW, Jashashvili T, Patel BA. Whole-bone shape of hominoid manual proximal phalanges. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 02; 309(2):245-270.
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Chapman TJ, Walker C, Churchill SE, Marchi D, Vereecke EE, DeSilva JM, Zipfel B, Hawks J, Jan SVS, Berger LR, Throckmorton Z. Long legs and small joints: The locomotor capabilities of Homo naledi. J Anat. 2025 06; 246(6):892-906.
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