Testing Dietary Hypotheses of East African Hominines Using Buccal Dental Microwear Data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 There is much debate on the dietary adaptations of the robust hominin lineages during the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition. It has been argued that the shift from C3 to C4 ecosystems in Africa was the main factor responsible for the robust dental and ...
Laura Mónica Martínez +3 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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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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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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Mechanisms of tooth damage and Paranthropus dietary reconstruction
Biosurface and Biotribology, 2018 According to the current fossil record, the extinct hominin genus Paranthropus and the genus Homo both first appeared ∼2.7 million years ago. Despite this similarity in geological age, Paranthropus evolved enormous postcanine teeth with very thick enamel
Paul Joseph Constantino +3 more
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Dietary proclivities of Paranthropus robustus from Swartkrans, South Africa
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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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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An identity for the inscrutable Homo habilis. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 3, Page 546-549, March 2026.
Tattersall I.
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Enamel Prism Angle Variation and Hard-Object Feeding in Cercopithecoids With Known Diets. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolLeft: Cercocebus atys specimen 16–9 third molar showing Phase II enamel prism angle (angle between prism path and wear facet) and wear angle (angle between wear facet and enamel dentin junction (EDJ)). Scatterplot of prism vs. wear angles for the Phase II wear facet. Note the higher angles for Cercocebus.
Scheinblum J +3 more
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Bipedalism or bipedalisms: The os coxae of StW 573. [PDF]
J AnatThere has been a long debate about the possibility of multiple contemporaneous species of Australopithecus in both eastern and southern Africa, potentially exhibiting different forms of bipedal locomotion. Here, we describe the previously unreported morphology of the os coxae in the 3.67 Ma Australopithecus prometheus StW 573 from Sterkfontein Member 2
Crompton R +15 more
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