Mammal diversity and environment evolution during the Plio-Pleistocene in East Africa

Human Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 193-204

  Gibernau, M ^a   Montuire, S ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Cenograms; Climatic change; Faunas; Hominids; Mammals; Mosaic landscape; Plio Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; HOMO HABILIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0008353444     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436623     Document Type: Article

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