| Project/Area Number |
24000015
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Biological Sciences
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
Suwa Gen 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 教授 (50206596)
Asfaw Berhane (2016)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Katoh Shigehiro 兵庫県立人と自然の博物館, 自然環境評価研究部, 主任研究員 (50301809)
Nakaya Hideo 鹿児島大学, 理学部, 教授 (20180424)
Nakatsukasa Masato 京都大学, 理学系研究科, 教授 (00227828)
Endo Hideki 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 教授 (30249908)
Kono Reiko 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 人類研究部, 研究主幹 (30356266)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
Hyodo Masayuki 神戸大学, 内海域環境教育研究センター, 教授 (60183919)
Ogihara Naomichi 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 教授 (70324605)
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| Research Collaborator |
Beyene Yonas
Sasaki Tomohiko
Sano Katsuhiro
Shimizu Daisuke
Koyabu Daisuke
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012 – 2016
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥489,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥376,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥112,950,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥72,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥55,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥16,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥74,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥57,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥17,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥80,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥62,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥18,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥94,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥72,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥21,750,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥168,350,000 (Direct Cost: ¥129,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥38,850,000)
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| Keywords | 形態 / 先史 / 生体機構 / 霊長類 / 進化 / 自然人類学 / 化石人類 / 人類進化 / 類人猿進化 / 先史人類学 / マクロ形態進化 / 人類学 / 先史学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The Chorora Formation research resulted in the discovery of new mammalian fossil assemblages spanning 9 to 7 Ma, including fossils of a large bodied ape, supporting an African origin of the human and African great ape clade. The Konso Formation research clarified the emergence, subsequent development, and paleoenvironmental contexts of the Acheulean technological complex from 1.75 Ma through 0.85 Ma. Comparative analysis of Ardipithecus ramidus and related fossils included a new estimate of canine sexual dimorphism and key morphofunctional evaluations of the hand and foot. Results confirmed a lack of knuckle-walking related features in the Ar. ramidus midcarpal and metacarpal articulations. Analyses of foot bones supported the hypothesis of Australopithecus terrestrial adaptation.
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| Assessment Rating |
Verification Result (Rating)
A
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Assessment Rating |
Result (Rating)
A: Progress in the research is steadily towards the initial goal. Expected research results are expected.
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