Marc R. Meyer is an

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

who is notable for his excavation of, and research into, the remains of

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

hominids such as

Australopithecines Australopithecina or Hominina is a subtribe in the tribe Hominini. The members of the subtribe are generally ''Australopithecus'' (cladistically including the genera ''Homo'', '' Paranthropus'', and ''Kenyanthropus''), and it typically includ ...

and early genus Homo. He currently lectures at

Chaffey College Chaffey College is a public community college in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The college serves students in Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. It is the oldest community college in California. History ...

Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga ( ) is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, United States. About east of Downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga is the List ...

Biography

Doctoral dissertation

Publications

*Araiza, I., Meyer, M.R., Williams, S.A., 2021. Is ulna curvature in the StW 573 (‘Little Foot’) ''Australopithecus'' natural or pathological? Journal of Human Evolution 151, 102927. *Hermes, T.R., Doumani Dupuy, P.N., Henry, E., Meyer, M.R., Mar’yashev, A.N., Frachetti, M.D. (2021) The multi-period settlement “Dali” in southeastern Kazakhstan: Bronze Age institutional dynamics along the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor. Asian Perspectives (in press). *Williams, S.A. Prang, T.C., Meyer, M.R., Russo, G.A., Shapiro, L.J. (2020) Reevaluating bipedalism in ''Danuvius''. Nature 586, E1-E3. *García-Martínez, D., Bastir, M., Villa, C., García-Río, F., Torres-Sánchez, I., Recheis, W., Barash, A., Khonsari, R.H., O’Higgins, P., Meyer, M.R., Heuzé, Y. (2020) Late subadult ontogeny and adult aging of the human thorax reveals divergent growth trajectories between sexes. Scientific Reports 10, 10737. *Meyer, M.R., Williams, S.A., Fong, M. (2020) Anatomic extremes of the postcranial axial skeleton of ''Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus robustus. '' American Journal of Physical Anthropology 171(S69):186. *Jaye, S., Cortez, V., Meyer, M.R., Williams, S.A. (2020) Functional anatomy of the caudalmost sacrum in ''Australopithecus afarensis'', ''Australopithecus sediba'' and ''Homo erectus.'' American Journal of Physical Anthropology 171(S69):132. *Meyer, M.R., & Williams, S.A. (2019). "The spine of early Pleistocene ''Homo"''. In E. Been, A. Gómez-Olivencia, & P. Kramer (Eds.)
''Spinal Evolution'' (pp. 153-183). Cham: Springer
*Williams, S.A., & Meyer, M.R. (2019). "The spine of ''Australopithecus"''. In E. Been, A. Gómez-Olivencia, & P. Kramer (Eds.)
''Spinal Evolution'' (pp. 125-151). Cham: Springer.
*Meyer, M.R., & Williams, S.A. (2019). "Earliest axial fossils from the genus ''Australopithecus"''
''Journal of Human Evolution'', 132, 189-214
*Williams, S.A., Prang, T.C., Meyer, M.R., Ostrofsky, K., Nalley, T., et al. (2019). "A nearly complete lower back of ''Australopithecus sediba"''
''American Journal of Physical Anthropology'', 168, 269-270
*Meyer, M.R. & Williams, S.A. (2019). "4.2 Ma ''Australopithecus anamensis'' axial remains: the oldest australopith vertebrae in the fossil record"
''American Journal of Physical Anthropology'' 168: 165
*Meyer, M.R., Williams, S.A., García-Martínez, D., Bastir, M. (2018). "Toward Solving the Puzzle of Thorax Shape Variation Among Early Hominins.
''American Journal of Physical Anthropology'' 165: 176
* * * * * * * * * * * * * in *Meyer, M.R. (2012).
Functional anatomy of the thoracic vertebrae in early ''Homo''
" American Journal of Physical Anthropology S(52): 214. * *Shearer, B.M. and Meyer, M.R. (2011
Sexual dimorphism in the geometry of the distal humeral condyle
American Journal of Physical Anthropology S(46): 201. *Meyer, M.R. (2008).
Skeletal indications for distance locomotion in early ''Homo erectus''
" American Journal of Physical Anthropology 135(S46): 155. *Chang, M.L. and Meyer, M.R. (2007).
Functional morphology of the Neandertal nose: tracing the evolution of putative adaptive characters in a phylogenetic context
" American Journal of Physical Anthropology S(44): 86. *Meyer, M.R., D. Lordkipanidze, et al. (2006).
Language and empathy in ''Homo erectus'': behaviors suggested by a modern spinal cord from Dmanisi, but not Nariokotome
" PaleoAnthropology 2006(A): 20. *Meyer, M.R., D. Lordkipanidze, et al. (2006).
The anatomical capacity for spoken language in ''Homo erectus''
" American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129(S42): 130. * * *Meyer, M.R. (2005). "Functional Biology of the ''Homo erectus'' axial Skeleton from Dmanisi, Georgia. Doctoral Dissertation in Anthropology. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania: 601. * *Meyer, M.R., J. Blumenfeld, et al. (2004).
Geographic patterns of nasal morphology in ''Homo''
" American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123(S38): 146-147. *Meyer, M.R. (2003).
Vertebrae and language ability in early hominids
" PaleoAnthropology 1: 20-21. *Meyer, M.R. (2003) "The evolution of human brain size". IRCS/CCN Brain and Language Series. Philadelphia Institute of Cognitive Science. *Monge, J.M. and Meyer, M.R. (2002) "A reassessment of human cranial volume using the 19th Century Morton Cranial Collection". IRCS/CCN Brain & Language Series, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science & Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.

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