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Problems with Paranthropus [PDF]
Quaternary International, 2023 Carbon isotopic analysis has been challenging our ideas about hominin diet for nearly 30 years. The first study in 1994 revealed that Paranthropus robustus from South Africa consumed principally C3 foods (e.g., tree fruits and leaves) but also about 25% C4/CAM resources (e.g., tropical grasses and sedges).
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Evaluating the Evolvability of Paranthropus Cranial Morphology in Relation to Feeding Biomechanics. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objective Although disagreement persists as to the precise nature of the diet of Paranthropus, there is a consensus that the food resources consumed by Paranthropus were in some way mechanically challenging to process (i.e., by being “hard” and/or “tough”).
Jung H, Rolian C, Strait DS, Baab KL.
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First partial skeleton of a 1.34-million-year-old Paranthropus boisei from Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Recent excavations in Level 4 at BK (Bed II, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) have yielded nine hominin teeth, a distal humerus fragment, a proximal radius with much of its shaft, a femur shaft, and a tibia shaft fragment (cataloged collectively as OH 80). Those
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo +18 more
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, 2015 Paranthropus boisei Samples from the Omo Shungura sequence, East Lake Turkana, Olduvai Gorge and Konso were included in this study. Original specimens from Olduvai Gorge and East Lake Turkana were examined first-hand, while casts and published reports (Tobias, 1967; Suwa et al., 1996, 1997; Do ḿınguez- Rodrigo et al., 2013) were used to study
Lee R Berger +46 more
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Paranthropus aethiopicus [PDF]
, 2015 Paranthropus aethiopicus The cranium KNM-WT 17000 was examined first-hand for this study.
Lee R Berger +46 more
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Baboon feeding ecology informs the dietary niche of Paranthropus boisei. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Hominins are generally considered eclectic omnivores like baboons, but recent isotope studies call into question the generalist status of some hominins. Paranthropus boisei and Australopithecus bahrelghazali derived 75%-80% of their tissues' δ(13)C from ...
Gabriele A Macho
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Dental microwear and diet of the Plio-Pleistocene hominin Paranthropus boisei. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 The Plio-Pleistocene hominin Paranthropus boisei had enormous, flat, thickly enameled cheek teeth, a robust cranium and mandible, and inferred massive, powerful chewing muscles. This specialized morphology, which earned P. boisei the nickname "Nutcracker
Peter S Ungar +2 more
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Cochlear shape distinguishes southern African early hominin taxa with unique auditory ecologies [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Insights into potential differences among the bony labyrinths of Plio-Pleistocene hominins may inform their evolutionary histories and sensory ecologies.
J. Braga +10 more
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Inferences about fossil hominin locomotion through 3D morphometric analysis of wrist ligament insertion sites [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUnderstanding the evolution of wrist anatomy in fossil hominins is essential for reconstructing their locomotor behavior and manipulative capabilities. Traditionally, most studies have focused on bone morphology, overlooking the informative potential of ...
Aroa Casado +9 more
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Dietary proclivities of Paranthropus robustus from Swartkrans, South Africa [PDF]
Anthropological Review, 2015 Pleistocene Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans have yielded stable isotope values suggesting some foraging on C4 plants possibly including underground storage organs. Dental microwear texture analysis on P.
L’Engle Williams Frank
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