Thomas C. Prang
Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology
NYU Department of Anthropology
Email: PRANG@WUSTL.EDU
Current Position
Research Interests
- paleoanthropology
- functional morphology
- hominin bipedalism
- primate feet
Selected Publications
[ Academia | ResearchGate ]Prang, T.C. 2016. Reevaluating the functional implications of Australopithecus afarensis navicular morphology. Journal of Human Evolution 97: 73-85.
Prang, T.C. 2016. Conarticular Congruence of the Hominoid Subtalar Joint Complex with Implications for Joint Function in Plio-Pleistocene Hominins. American Journal of Physical Anthropology: 1-12.
Prang, T.C. 2015. Rearfoot posture of Australopithecus sediba and the evolution of the hominin longitudinal arch. Nature Scientific Reports 5: 17677.
Prang, T.C. 2016. The subtalar joint complex of Australopithecus sediba. Journal of Human Evolution 90: 105-119.
Prang, T.C. 2014. Calcaneal robusticity in Plio-Pleistocene hominins: Implications for locomotor diversity and phylogeny. Journal of Human Evolution 80: 135-146.
Selected Presentations
Prang, T.C. & Tocheri, M.W. 2013. Locomotor diversity and midfoot mobility in gorillas [poster]. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Knoxville, TN, April 9-13, 2013.