Reconstructing Plio-Pleistocene Palaeo-Environments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15801624 |
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| Authors | Caleigh Farrell (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2561-7818 • E-ISSN: 2561-7818 |
| Publisher | University of Western Ontario, Western Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5206/uwoja.v16i1.8881 |
| OpenAlex | W193578115 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Palaeo-ecological modeling is an important part of palaeoanthropology because major habitat changes are associated with significant evolutionary changes.To be able to derive an understanding of as to why Homo ergaster succeeded Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and Paranthropus boisei we must understand the environmental factors that would have contributed to the evolutionary success of H. ergaster.In the analyses of extant and extinct fauna and flora from the Plio-Pleistocene and the microwear on hominid tooth remains we can develop an idea of what ecological niches these hominids may have exploited.However, what remains to be uncovered is how they were able to exist sympatrically with such evident dietary overlap.It is thus of utmost importance for palaeoanthropologists and primatologists to collaborate information in order to develop analogies between fossil hominids and extant primates.Potential analogies can be explored between gorillas, chimpanzees, bamboo lemurs and early hominids.Such analogies will aid in the reconstruction of Plio-Pleistocene environments that allow us to answer regarding whether ecological factors influenced initial hominid diversity and eventual extinction
Pleistocene · Plio-Pleistocene · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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