Northern Hemisphere Glaciation, African climate and human evolution
The hypothesis of a connection between the onset (or intensification) of Northern
Hemisphere Glaciation, the stepwise increase in African aridity (and climate variability), and …
Hemisphere Glaciation, the stepwise increase in African aridity (and climate variability), and …
Late Cenozoic Faunal and Ecological Change in Africa
Africa's fossil record of late Cenozoic mammals documents considerable ecological and
evolutionary changes through time. Here, we synthesize those changes in the context of the …
evolutionary changes through time. Here, we synthesize those changes in the context of the …
Dietary changes of large herbivores in the Turkana Basin, Kenya from 4 to 1 Ma
TE Cerling, SA Andanje… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
A large stable isotope dataset from East and Central Africa from ca. 30 regional collection
sites that range from forest to grassland shows that most extant East and Central African …
sites that range from forest to grassland shows that most extant East and Central African …
Continuous evolutionary change in Plio-Pleistocene mammals of eastern Africa
F Bibi, W Kiessling - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Much debate has revolved around the question of whether the mode of evolutionary and
ecological turnover in the fossil record of African mammals was continuous or pulsed, and …
ecological turnover in the fossil record of African mammals was continuous or pulsed, and …
Isotopic evidence for the timing of the dietary shift toward C4 foods in eastern African Paranthropus
New approaches to the study of early hominin diets have refreshed interest in how and
when our diets diverged from those of other African apes. A trend toward significant …
when our diets diverged from those of other African apes. A trend toward significant …
Dietary trends in herbivores from the Shungura Formation, southwestern Ethiopia
Diet provides critical information about the ecology and environment of herbivores. Hence,
understanding the dietary strategies of fossil herbivores and the associated temporal …
understanding the dietary strategies of fossil herbivores and the associated temporal …
[HTML][HTML] Relevance of the eastern African coastal forest for early hominin biogeography
The influence of climate change on hominin evolution is much debated. Two issues hamper
our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete …
our understanding of this process: the limited hominin fossil record, and incomplete …
Late Pliocene fossiliferous sedimentary record and the environmental context of early Homo from Afar, Ethiopia
Sedimentary basins in eastern Africa preserve a record of continental rifting and contain
important fossil assemblages for interpreting hominin evolution. However, the record of …
important fossil assemblages for interpreting hominin evolution. However, the record of …
Dietary versatility of Early Pleistocene hominins
T Lüdecke, O Kullmer, U Wacker… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
New geochemical data from the Malawi Rift (Chiwondo Beds, Karonga Basin) fill a major
spatial gap in our knowledge of hominin adaptations on a continental scale. Oxygen (δ18O) …
spatial gap in our knowledge of hominin adaptations on a continental scale. Oxygen (δ18O) …
Paleoecology of the Serengeti during the Oldowan-Acheulean transition at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: The mammal and fish evidence
Eight years of excavation work by the Olduvai Geochronology and Archaeology Project
(OGAP) has produced a rich vertebrate fauna from several sites within Bed II, Olduvai Gorge …
(OGAP) has produced a rich vertebrate fauna from several sites within Bed II, Olduvai Gorge …