Emma Mbua
Biographic Data
| ID | 87325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Mbua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Mbua |
| SIGNATURE | MBUA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Museums of Kenya |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8614-5240 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 204 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Cross-sectional properties of the humeral diaphysis of Paranthropus boisei
Humeral anatomy of the KNM-ER 47000 upper limb skeleton from Ileret, Kenya
Scapular anatomy of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya
A second hominoid species in the early Late Miocene fauna of Nakali (Kenya)
Nakali is an early Late Miocene fossil locality in north-central Kenya, where the Kenya–Japan Joint Expedition team has carried out fieldwork since 2002. Previously, a large hominoid Nakalipithecus nakayamai was reported from site NA39 of this locality. In addition to Nakalipithecus, the hominoid material collected from Nakali includes an isolated P3, which shows a considerably different morphology from the P3 assigned to Nakalipithecus, suggesti…
Kantis
A systematic revision of Proconsul with the description of a new genus of early Miocene hominoid
Stable isotope-based diet reconstructions of Turkana Basin hominins
Hominin fossil evidence in the Turkana Basin in Kenya from ca . 4.1 to 1.4 Ma samples two archaic early hominin genera and records some of the early evolutionary history of Paranthropus and Homo . Stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel are used to estimate the fraction of diet derived from C 3 or C 4 resources in these hominin taxa. The earliest hominin species in the Turkana Basin, Australopithecus anamensis , derived nearly all of its di…
Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in Africa and the emergence of modern humans
Over the last two decades, different views have emerged on the mode of Middle Pleistocene evolution in Africa, and the origin of modern humans. These mainly range from an evolutionary change within one species Homo sapiens over much of the Middle Pleistocene, to the existence of two or three different species during this time. This chapter presents the results of a new comprehensive study of the Middle and early Late Pleistocene cranial remains b…
A platform for East African paleoanthropology
Diet of Paranthropus boisei in the early Pleistocene of East Africa
The East African hominin Paranthropus boisei was characterized by a suite of craniodental features that have been widely interpreted as adaptations to a diet that consisted of hard objects that required powerful peak masticatory loads. These morphological adaptations represent the culmination of an evolutionary trend that began in earlier taxa such as Australopithecus afarensis , and presumably facilitated utilization of open habitats in the Plio…
Earliest colobine skeletons from Nakali, Kenya
Old World monkeys represent one of the most successful adaptive radiations of modern primates, but a sparse fossil record has limited our knowledge about the early evolution of this clade. We report the discovery of two partial skeletons of an early colobine monkey ( Microcolobus ) from the Nakali Formation (9.8–9.9 Ma) in Kenya that share postcranial synapomorphies with extant colobines in relation to arboreality such as mediolaterally wide dist…
Early Hominin Foot Morphology Based on 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints from Ileret, Kenya
Hominin footprints offer evidence about gait and foot shape, but their scarcity, combined with an inadequate hominin fossil record, hampers research on the evolution of the human gait. Here, we report hominin footprints in two sedimentary layers dated at 1.51 to 1.53 million years ago (Ma) at Ileret, Kenya, providing the oldest evidence of an essentially modern human–like foot anatomy, with a relatively adducted hallux, medial longitudinal arch, …
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology
A new association for East African paleoanthropology and paleontology
Pathological alterations in the archaic Homo sapiens cranium from Eliye Springs, Kenya
This paper reports on the results of a first computerized tomography (CT)‐based study of the Middle Pleistocene matrix‐filled skull KNM‐ES 11693 from Eliye Springs at Lake Turkana. Ectocranially, the hominid cranium exhibits a remarkable enlargement of the vault symmetrical to the sagittal suture and a porotic surface covering most of the vault. CT analysis further revealed a strong thickening of the cranial vault as well as other relevant aspect…
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
A systematic revision of Proconsul with the description of a new genus of early Miocene hominoid
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Kantis
Earliest colobine skeletons from Nakali, Kenya
Old World monkeys represent one of the most successful adaptive radiations of modern primates, but a sparse fossil record has limited our knowledge about the early evolution of this clade. We report the discovery of two partial skeletons of an early colobine monkey ( Microcolobus ) from the Nakali Formation (9.8–9.9 Ma) in Kenya that share postcranial synapomorphies with extant colobines in relation to arboreality such as mediolaterally wide dist…
Pathological alterations in the archaic Homo sapiens cranium from Eliye Springs, Kenya
This paper reports on the results of a first computerized tomography (CT)‐based study of the Middle Pleistocene matrix‐filled skull KNM‐ES 11693 from Eliye Springs at Lake Turkana. Ectocranially, the hominid cranium exhibits a remarkable enlargement of the vault symmetrical to the sagittal suture and a porotic surface covering most of the vault. CT analysis further revealed a strong thickening of the cranial vault as well as other relevant aspect…
Scapular anatomy of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Humeral anatomy of the KNM-ER 47000 upper limb skeleton from Ileret, Kenya
A second hominoid species in the early Late Miocene fauna of Nakali (Kenya)
Nakali is an early Late Miocene fossil locality in north-central Kenya, where the Kenya–Japan Joint Expedition team has carried out fieldwork since 2002. Previously, a large hominoid Nakalipithecus nakayamai was reported from site NA39 of this locality. In addition to Nakalipithecus, the hominoid material collected from Nakali includes an isolated P3, which shows a considerably different morphology from the P3 assigned to Nakalipithecus, suggesti…
Cross-sectional properties of the humeral diaphysis of Paranthropus boisei
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology
A new association for East African paleoanthropology and paleontology
Homo erectus features used in cladistics and their variability in Asian and African hominids
Pathological alterations in the archaic Homo sapiens cranium from Eliye Springs, Kenya
This paper reports on the results of a first computerized tomography (CT)‐based study of the Middle Pleistocene matrix‐filled skull KNM‐ES 11693 from Eliye Springs at Lake Turkana. Ectocranially, the hominid cranium exhibits a remarkable enlargement of the vault symmetrical to the sagittal suture and a porotic surface covering most of the vault. CT analysis further revealed a strong thickening of the cranial vault as well as other relevant aspect…
A new association for East African paleoanthropology and paleontology
Early Hominin Foot Morphology Based on 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints from Ileret, Kenya
Hominin footprints offer evidence about gait and foot shape, but their scarcity, combined with an inadequate hominin fossil record, hampers research on the evolution of the human gait. Here, we report hominin footprints in two sedimentary layers dated at 1.51 to 1.53 million years ago (Ma) at Ileret, Kenya, providing the oldest evidence of an essentially modern human–like foot anatomy, with a relatively adducted hallux, medial longitudinal arch, …
Second conference of the East African association for paleoanthropology and paleontology
Earliest colobine skeletons from Nakali, Kenya
Old World monkeys represent one of the most successful adaptive radiations of modern primates, but a sparse fossil record has limited our knowledge about the early evolution of this clade. We report the discovery of two partial skeletons of an early colobine monkey ( Microcolobus ) from the Nakali Formation (9.8–9.9 Ma) in Kenya that share postcranial synapomorphies with extant colobines in relation to arboreality such as mediolaterally wide dist…
Diet of Paranthropus boisei in the early Pleistocene of East Africa
The East African hominin Paranthropus boisei was characterized by a suite of craniodental features that have been widely interpreted as adaptations to a diet that consisted of hard objects that required powerful peak masticatory loads. These morphological adaptations represent the culmination of an evolutionary trend that began in earlier taxa such as Australopithecus afarensis , and presumably facilitated utilization of open habitats in the Plio…
Patterns of Middle Pleistocene hominin evolution in Africa and the emergence of modern humans
Over the last two decades, different views have emerged on the mode of Middle Pleistocene evolution in Africa, and the origin of modern humans. These mainly range from an evolutionary change within one species Homo sapiens over much of the Middle Pleistocene, to the existence of two or three different species during this time. This chapter presents the results of a new comprehensive study of the Middle and early Late Pleistocene cranial remains b…
A platform for East African paleoanthropology
Stable isotope-based diet reconstructions of Turkana Basin hominins
Hominin fossil evidence in the Turkana Basin in Kenya from ca . 4.1 to 1.4 Ma samples two archaic early hominin genera and records some of the early evolutionary history of Paranthropus and Homo . Stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel are used to estimate the fraction of diet derived from C 3 or C 4 resources in these hominin taxa. The earliest hominin species in the Turkana Basin, Australopithecus anamensis , derived nearly all of its di…
A systematic revision of Proconsul with the description of a new genus of early Miocene hominoid
Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya
A second hominoid species in the early Late Miocene fauna of Nakali (Kenya)
Nakali is an early Late Miocene fossil locality in north-central Kenya, where the Kenya–Japan Joint Expedition team has carried out fieldwork since 2002. Previously, a large hominoid Nakalipithecus nakayamai was reported from site NA39 of this locality. In addition to Nakalipithecus, the hominoid material collected from Nakali includes an isolated P3, which shows a considerably different morphology from the P3 assigned to Nakalipithecus, suggesti…
Kantis
Scapular anatomy of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Cross-sectional properties of the humeral diaphysis of Paranthropus boisei
Humeral anatomy of the KNM-ER 47000 upper limb skeleton from Ileret, Kenya
The upper limb of Paranthropus boisei from Ileret, Kenya
Biology (13 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (12 works) · Paleontology (12 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Australopithecus (6 works)