Isotopic dietary reconstructions of Pliocene herbivores at Laetoli: Implications for early hominin paleoecology

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 243, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 272-306

  Kingston, John D ^a   Harrison, Terry ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Herbivore; Hominin evolution; Isotopes; Laetoli; Paleodiet; Paleoecology; Pliocene; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENAMEL; HERBIVORE; HUMAN EVOLUTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PLIOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845573433     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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