The effectiveness of using carbonate isotope measurements of body tissues to infer diet in human evolution: Evidence from wild western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)* [PDF]
, 2015 Changes in diet throughout hominin evolution have been linked with important evolutionary changes. Stable carbon isotope analysis of inorganic apatite carbonate is the main isotopic method used to reconstruct fossil hominin diets; to test its ...
Boesch, Christophe +3 more
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Enamel thickness trends in Plio-Pleistocene hominin mandibular molars [PDF]
, 2015 Enamel thickness continues to be an important morphological character in hominin systematics and is frequently invoked in dietary reconstructions of Plio-Pleistocene hominin taxa.
Benazzi +70 more
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South African Journal of Science, 2019 The site of the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa, is one of the richest early hominin fossil-bearing sites in Africa. Recent excavations in the Milner Hall locality have contributed to the discovery of new hominin specimens, including StW 669, a right ...
Bontle Mataboge +4 more
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Investigating relationships among strontium, barium, and seasonality in wild baboons
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Geochemical profiles of Australopithecus africanus and baboon teeth show fluctuating trace elements, possibly reflecting seasonal diets. Here we use laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometric measurements of calcium‐normalized strontium and barium ratios (Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca) and ion microprobe analyses of oxygen isotopes (δ18O ...
Maya Bharatiya +12 more
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‘Do larger molars and robust jaws in early hominins represent dietary adaptation?’ A New Study in Tooth Wear [PDF]
, 2013 Diet imposes significant constraints on the biology and behaviour of animals. The fossil record suggests that key changes in diet have taken place throughout the course of human evolution.
Clement, A
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Landscapes and their relation to hominin habitats : case studies from Australopithecus sites in eastern and southern Africa [PDF]
, 2011 We examine the links between geomorphological processes, specific landscape features, surface water drainage, and the creation of suitable habitats for hominins. The existence of mosaic (i.e.
Bailey, Geoff +2 more
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Homo luzonensis and the role of homoplasy in the morphology of hominin insular species
Cladistics, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 286-316, June 2026.Abstract Homo luzonensis lived during the upper Pleistocene in the northern Philippines, east of the Wallace line. The few specimens attributed to this species show a mosaic of plesiomorphies for the genus Homo and apomorphies found in upper Pleistocene Homo species.
Pierre Gousset +4 more
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Dietary Adaptations and Intra- and Interspecific Variation in Dental Occlusal Shape in Hominin and Non-hominin Primates [PDF]
, 2016 Dental morphology and tooth shape have been used to recreate the dietary adaptations for extinct species, and thus dental variation can provide information on the relationship between fossil species and their paleoenvironments.
O\u27Neill, Kelsey
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Robust australopithecines [PDF]
, 2012 Robustni australopiteci predstavljaju izrazito zanimljivu granu u evoluciji čovjeka. Njihov razvoj je tekao u smjeru razvijanja snažnog sustava organa za žvakanje i sposobnosti da prežive na puno nekvalitetnijoj hrani od svojih gracilnih rođaka.
Protega, Luka
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Effects of Instrumentation on Dental Microwear Textures: Reanalysis and Augmentation of an Early Hominin Sample [PDF]
, 2014 Dental microwear texture analysis has been refined to a methodology relying upon scanning confocal microscopy for its advantages of repeatability and standardized quantification.
Ragni, Anna Jacquelyn
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