Molar microwear in Praeanthropus afarensis: Evidence for dietary stasis through time and under diverse paleoecological conditions

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-319

  Grine, Frederick E ^a   Ungar, Peter S ^b   Teaford, Mark F ^c   El Zaatari, Sireen ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Geochronology; Hadar Formation; Laetolil Beds; Molar microwear; Paleoecology; Praeanthropus afarensis

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAMMAL; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; CERCOCEBUS; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; LOPHOCEBUS ALBIGENA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33747040595     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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