R Bobe
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 15518 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | R Bobe |
| NOMBRES | R |
| APELLIDO | Bobe |
| FIRMA | BOBE R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9059-2203 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 47 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 553 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Parting ways
The timing of divergence between hominins and the bonobo-chimpanzee clade has been at the core of palaeoanthropological debate for over a century. The earliest molecular studies indicated divergence times ranging from 5 Ma to as recently as 1.3 Ma. This study critically reviews the trends of time estimates published between 1967 and 2023, and analyses how these are supported or rejected by the current molecular and fossil records. We compiled 202…
Primate carcass ecology in the Urema Rift, Mozambique
Primates constitute an integral part of many African ecosystems. In some areas, primate species can be locally very abundant, while in others they are rare or absent. Our central question is: does the abundance of primate bones (or carcasses) reflect the abundance of local living populations? Past bone surveys in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, and Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, revealed a positive correlation between carcass…
Natural history is more relevant than ever for primate ecology and conservation
A new southern limit for the distribution of African great apes
The distribution of African great apes has remained unconfirmed regarding their southern limit, particularly on the western side of the continent. IUCN maps include the Mayombe forest of Angola as part of the estimated distribution of western lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) and central chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes troglodytes ). However, until now no published evidence-based records had confirmed the continued presence of both speci…
Primate-ungulate sympatry
The co-occurrence of species within the same area raises fundamental questions about how they can persist while sharing space and resources. One of the central aims of community ecology is to understand the processes that allow species to coexist over time. In this contribution, we have reviewed and summarized empirical evidence from a set of published studies to determine the nature of primate and ungulate association in space and time, the ecol…
The Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Lomekwi faunas, West Turkana, Kenya
Sex-mediated Gene Flow in Grayfoot Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Dispersal behavior influences gene flow and the spatial distribution of genetic diversity, which is crucial for a species' evolutionary trajectory and population persistence under environmental changes. We used gene flow as a proxy to investigate dispersal patterns in the grayfoot chacma baboon ( Papio ursinus griseipes ) in Gorongosa National Park (GNP), central Mozambique. The baboons inhabit a mosaic landscape with a seasonally variable enviro…
The biogeography of our evolutionary historyJonathanKingdonOrigin Africa
As a species, Homo sapiens is a palimpsest of adaptations that evolved in our ancestors in response to specific challenges in ancient environments. In this view, those ancient environments are written in our anatomy, physiology, behavior, and genes. For many millions of years, the environments of our evolution have been primarily African, and thus the environments of our African ancestors have become part of us. In his latest book, Origin Africa,…
Modern African ecosystems as landscape-scale analogues for reconstructing woody cover and early hominin environments
Cover illustration of Primates vol. 64 (2023)
Problems with Paranthropus
Pliocene hominins from East Turkana were associated with mesic environments in a semiarid basin
Introduction
Early hominins were not limited to particular sites or localities in a paleontological or archeological sense, but lived and died in complex and dynamic landscapes and ecosystems of which we have partial, incomplete records. The fossil evidence of early hominin paleoenvironments is always limited, sometimes providing brief snapshots of small areas, other times affording very coarse chronological and spatial resolution over large distances. Taphon…
Approaches to the Study of Past Environments
In a book on African paleoecology and human evolution, it is important to define several key themes, including biomes, vegetation formations and associations, as well as plant physiognomy. We first define these terms, before examining the sources of data employed in paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Finally, we provide an overview of the approaches used to understand past habitats, which underpin the chapters on the specific sites which make us…
Paleontology and Geology of the Mursi Formation
The importance of the Turkana Basin (northern Kenya) and lower Omo Valley (southern Ethiopia) in our understanding of the environments in which early hominins lived, and on how climate changes may have influenced the emergence and disappearance of species, is undeniable (e.g., Bobe and Leakey, 2009; Levin et al., 2011). The majority of the Plio-Pleistocene sediments belong to the Omo Group, which consists of the Shungura, Usno, Nkalabong, and Mur…
Estimating origination times from the early hominin fossil record
The age of the earliest recovered fossil evidence of a hominin taxon is all too often equated with that taxon's origination. However, the earliest known fossil record nearly always postdates, sometimes by a substantial period of time, the true origination of a taxon. Here we evaluate the first appearance records of the earliest potential hominins ( Sahelanthropus , Ardipithecus , Orrorin ), as well as of the genera Australopithecus , Homo , and P…
Paleoanthropological sites of the upper Awash River basin
The environments of Australopithecus anamensis at Allia Bay, Kenya
Paleoecological implications of dental mesowear and hypsodonty in fossil ungulates from Kanapoi
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Suidae from Kanapoi
The ecology of Australopithecus anamensis in the early Pliocene of Kanapoi, Kenya
Ruminants (Giraffidae and Bovidae) from Kanapoi
Introduction
Middle Pliocene hominin distribution patterns in Eastern Africa
Late PlioceneHomoand Oldowan Tools from the Hadar Formation (Kada Hadar Member), Ethiopia
Faunal change, environmental variability and late Pliocene hominin evolution
A new hominin from the Basal Member of the Hadar Formation, Dikika, Ethiopia, and its geological context
Taphonomy of fossils from the hominin-bearing deposits at Dikika, Ethiopia
Hominin diversity and high environmental variability in the Okote Member, Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Landscape scale heterogeneity in the East Turkana ecosystem during the Okote Member (1.56–1.38 Ma)
Kantis
The ecology of Australopithecus anamensis in the early Pliocene of Kanapoi, Kenya
The Omo Mursi Formation
A missing piece of the Papio puzzle
Pliocene hominins from East Turkana were associated with mesic environments in a semiarid basin
The environments of Australopithecus anamensis at Allia Bay, Kenya
Bovid ecomorphology and hominin paleoenvironments of the Shungura Formation, lower Omo River Valley, Ethiopia
Middle Pliocene hominin distribution patterns in Eastern Africa
The evolution of the platyrrhine talus
Platyrrhines are a diverse group of primates that presently occupy a broad range of tropical-equatorial environments in the Americas. However, most of the fossil platyrrhine species of the early Miocene have been found at middle and high latitudes. Although the fossil record of New World monkeys has improved considerably over the past several years, it is still difficult to trace the origin of major modern clades. One of the most commonly preserv…
Modern African ecosystems as landscape-scale analogues for reconstructing woody cover and early hominin environments
Suidae from Kanapoi
Primate adaptations and evolution in the Southern African Rift Valley
Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique offers an unparalleled setting for the study of primate adaptations to complex and highly dynamic environments. Located at the southern end of the East African Rift System, Gorongosa hosts a mosaic of forests, woodlands, grasslands, swamps, rivers, and a major lake, Lake Urema, which fluctuates extensively with the seasonal cycles (Figures 1 and 2).1 Renowned biologist E. O. Wilson has described Goron…
Paleoecological implications of dental mesowear and hypsodonty in fossil ungulates from Kanapoi
Ruminants (Giraffidae and Bovidae) from Kanapoi
Examining Fluvial Stratigraphic Architecture Using Ground‐Penetrating Radar at the Fanta Stream Fossil and Archaeological Site, Central Ethiopia
The Fanta Stream site is an archaeological and paleontological locality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The site contains a rich assemblage of fossil mammals and Acheulean artifacts of approximately 600 ka located in a rare high‐altitude context. A ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) survey was conducted in order to provide three‐dimensional imaging of the subsurface, which the authors use to interpret the geometry and distribution of fossil‐containing stra…
A new association for East African paleoanthropology and paleontology
Late PlioceneHomoand Oldowan Tools from the Hadar Formation (Kada Hadar Member), Ethiopia
Faunal change, environmental variability and late Pliocene hominin evolution
A new hominin from the Basal Member of the Hadar Formation, Dikika, Ethiopia, and its geological context
A juvenile early hominin skeleton from Dikika, Ethiopia
Approaches to the analysis of faunal change during the East African Pliocene
Comparability of fossil data and its significance for the interpretation of hominin environments
Patterns of abundance and diversity in late Cenozoic bovids from the Turkana and Hadar Basins, Kenya and Ethiopia
A new association for East African paleoanthropology and paleontology
Ecology of Plio-Pleistocene Mammals in the Omo—Turkana Basin and the Emergence of Homo
Diet in Early Hominin Species
Fossil Mammals and Paleoenvironments in the Omo‐Turkana Basin
Although best known for its fossil hominins, the Omo‐Turkana Basin of Kenya and Ethiopia is the source of one of the best records of vertebrate evolution from the Late Cenozoic of Africa. Located near the heart of the East African Rift Valley, the basin serves as an important frame of reference for the continent. The fossil record from this region plays a key role in our efforts to understand the environmental and ecological context of human evol…
The Omo Mursi Formation
Digital data collection in paleoanthropology
Understanding patterns of human evolution across space and time requires synthesizing data collected by independent research teams, and this effort is part of a larger trend to develop cyber infrastructure and e‐science initiatives. At present, paleoanthropology cannot easily answer basic questions about the total number of fossils and artifacts that have been discovered, or exactly how those items were collected. In this paper, we examine the me…
Taphonomy of fossils from the hominin-bearing deposits at Dikika, Ethiopia
Bovid ecomorphology and hominin paleoenvironments of the Shungura Formation, lower Omo River Valley, Ethiopia
Examining Fluvial Stratigraphic Architecture Using Ground‐Penetrating Radar at the Fanta Stream Fossil and Archaeological Site, Central Ethiopia
The Fanta Stream site is an archaeological and paleontological locality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The site contains a rich assemblage of fossil mammals and Acheulean artifacts of approximately 600 ka located in a rare high‐altitude context. A ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) survey was conducted in order to provide three‐dimensional imaging of the subsurface, which the authors use to interpret the geometry and distribution of fossil‐containing stra…
Kantis
Landscape scale heterogeneity in the East Turkana ecosystem during the Okote Member (1.56–1.38 Ma)
The evolution of the platyrrhine talus
Platyrrhines are a diverse group of primates that presently occupy a broad range of tropical-equatorial environments in the Americas. However, most of the fossil platyrrhine species of the early Miocene have been found at middle and high latitudes. Although the fossil record of New World monkeys has improved considerably over the past several years, it is still difficult to trace the origin of major modern clades. One of the most commonly preserv…
Hominin diversity and high environmental variability in the Okote Member, Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya
A missing piece of the Papio puzzle
Paleoecological implications of dental mesowear and hypsodonty in fossil ungulates from Kanapoi
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Suidae from Kanapoi
The ecology of Australopithecus anamensis in the early Pliocene of Kanapoi, Kenya
Biology (34 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (33 obras) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (31 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (29 obras) · Geography (27 obras) · Paleontology (24 obras) · Ecology (23 obras) · Ecology (22 obras) · Paleontology (22 obras) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (18 obras)