Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
Late Quaternary hominin–bat (Chiroptera) interactions in the Asia‐Pacific
S Hawkins, SUE O'CONNOR… - Archaeology in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the zooarchaeological and historical evidence of insular bat hunting in
the Asia‐Pacific, spanning the late Pleistocene to the ethnographic present. A sample of …
the Asia‐Pacific, spanning the late Pleistocene to the ethnographic present. A sample of …
Temporal shifts in the distribution of murine rodent body size classes at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) reveal new insights into the paleoecology of Homo floresiensis …
Liang Bua, the type locality of Homo floresiensis, is a limestone cave located in the western
part of the Indonesian island of Flores. The relatively continuous stratigraphic sequence of …
part of the Indonesian island of Flores. The relatively continuous stratigraphic sequence of …
Geoarchaeological finds below Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia): A split-level cave system for Homo floresiensis?
MK Gagan, LK Ayliffe, GK Smith, JC Hellstrom… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report on new geoarchaeological finds in a recently discovered cave-chamber (Liang
Bawah,“Cave Underneath”) positioned below Liang Bua on the island of Flores, Indonesia …
Bawah,“Cave Underneath”) positioned below Liang Bua on the island of Flores, Indonesia …
Middle-sized murids from Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia): insular endemics, human introductions and palaeoenvironment
E Locatelli, RA Due, Jatmiko… - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Liang Bua Cave (Flores, Indonesia) has yielded numerous fossils of murids
from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, including giant rats. In this study, we describe the …
from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, including giant rats. In this study, we describe the …