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Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
fax: +49 (0341) 3550 - 399
e-mail: streiber@[>>> Please remove the brackets! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
*Authors contributed equally
| Haile-Selassie, Y. *., Melillo, S. M. *., Vazzana, A., Benazzi, S., & Ryan, T. M. (2019). A 3.8-million-year-old hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia. Nature,573(7773), 214-219. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Saylor, B. Z., Gibert, L., Deino, A., Alene, M., Levin, N. E., Melillo, S. M.,Peaple, M. D., Feakins, S. J., Bourel, B., Barboni, D., Novello, A., Sylvestre, F., Mertzman, S. A., & Haile-Selassie, Y. (2019). Age and context of mid-Pliocene hominin cranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia. Nature,573(7773), 220-224. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M.,Gunz, P., Coqueugniot, H., Reske, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2019). Structural effects of variation in the human clavicle. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,168(4), 687-704. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Haile-Selassie, Y., Melillo, S. M.,Ryan, T. M., Levin, N. E., Saylor, B. Z., Deino, A., Mundil, R., Scott, G., Alene, M., & Gibert, L. (2016). Dentognathic remains of Australopithecus afarensis from Nefuraytu (Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia): Comparative description, geology, and paleoecological context. Journal of Human Evolution,100, 35-53. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Haile-Selassie, Y., Melillo, S. M.,& Su, D. F. (2016). The Pliocene hominin diversity conundrum: Do more fossils mean less clarity? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,113(23), 6364-6371. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M. (2015). An alternative interpretation of the Australopithecus scapula. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,112(52): E7159. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Haile-Selassie, Y., Gibert, L., Melillo, S. M.,Ryan, T. M., Alene, M., Deino, A., Levin, N. E., Scott, G., & Saylor, B. Z. (2015). New species from Ethiopia further expands Middle Pliocene hominin diversity. Nature, (521), 483-488. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Haile-Selassie, Y., & Melillo, S. M. (2015). Middle Pliocene hominin mandibular fourth premolars from Woranso-Mille (Central Afar, Ethiopia). Journal of Human Evolution,78, 44-59. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Haile-Selassie, Y., Latimer, B. M., Alene, M., Deino, A. L., Gibert, L., Melillo, S. M.,Saylor, B. Z., Scott, G. R., & Lovejoy, C. O. (2010). An early Australopithecus afarensis postcranium from Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,107(27), 12121-12126. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Geraads, D., Melillo, S. M.,& Haile-Selassie, Y. (2009). Middle Pliocene bovidae from Hominid-bearing sites in the Woranso-Mille area, Afar region, Ethiopia. Palaeontologia Africana,44, 59-70. BibTeX Endnote | |
| Harmand, S., DeGusta, D., Slimak, L., Dohmen, I., Lewis, J., Melillo, S. M.,& Omar, M. (2009). Nouveaux sites paléolithiques anciens en République de Djibouti: Bilan préliminaire de prospections récentes dans le Bassin du Gobaad, Afar central. Comptes Rendus Palevol,8(5), 481-492. DOI BibTeX Endnote |
Conference Abstracts
| Melillo, S. M.,Gunz, P., Coqueugniot, H., Reske, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2018). Reconstructing the shoulder girdle from skeletal remains. In Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (PESHE) (pp. 127). BibTeX Endnote | |
Melillo, S. M.,& Haile-Selassie, Y. (2017). The Nefuraytu mandible and temporal trends in Australopithecus afarensis. In Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (PESHE) (6, pp. 133).  Open Access BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M.,Coqueugniot, H., & Hublin, J.-J. (2016). The relationship between clavicle length and scapula position in living humans. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,159(S62), 226-226. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M.,Gunz, P., Coqueugniot, H., Reske, S., & Hublin, J.-J. (2016). Structural effects of human clavicle variation. In 6th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE) (pp. 163-163). European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE). BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M. (2012). Anatomical configuration of the Australopithecus afarensis shoulder: Evidence from a new clavicle (KSD-VP-1/1f). American Journal of Physical Anthropology,147(S54), 212-212. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M. (2011). Scapula morphology of Australopithecus afarensis: New insights from KSD-VP-1/1g. PaleoAnthropology, A24-A24. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| DeGusta, D., Harmand, S., Slimak, L., Dohmen, I., Lewis, J., Melillo, S. M.,& Omar, M. (2009). Initial results of a paleoanthropological survey of the Djibouti Afar. PaleoAnthropology, A9-A9. BibTeX Endnote | |
| Fredieu, J. R., Levin, N., Melillo, S. M.,Simpson, S. W., Quade, J., & Semaw, S. (2007). Dietary reconstruction of Early Pliocene bovids from Gona project area, Ethiopia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,132(S44), 110-110. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Lewis, J. E., DeGusta, D., Melillo, S. M.,Cheng, R., & Brown, P. W. (2007). New data on enamel thickness in Homo sapiens. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,132(S44), 155-155. DOI BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M.,& DeGusta, D. (2007). Bovid ecomorphology: A cautionary tale from the Omo. In Paleoanthropology Society Abstracts 2007 Meetings Version (pp. 17-18). PaleoAnthropology Society. BibTeX Endnote | |
| Melillo, S. M.,Simpson, S. W., & DeGusta, D. (2006). A histological analysis of Alouatta palliata dental enamel. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,129(S42), 129-130. DOI BibTeX Endnote |
