Comparative Sulcal Morphology of the Late Miocene Fossil Ape, Rudapithecus hungaricus.

Key Points

• This research aims to analyze the cranial and endocast morphology of the Late Miocene fossil ape Rudapithecus hungaricus.
• Comparative analysis of Rudapithecus crania and endocasts
• Assessment of sulcal patterns
• Evaluation of cranial shapes and their implications for hominid evolution
• Rudapithecus exhibits African ape-like cranial shapes
• The endocast displays primitive features
• The sulcal patterns align with a generally hominid-like structure