Early Pleistocene aquatic resource use in the Turkana Basin

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-87

  Archer, Will ^a   Braun, David R ^a,b   Harris, Jack W K ^c   McCoy, Jack T ^d   Richmond, Brian G ^b,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Bone fragmentation; Bone surface modification; Catfish; Hominin diet; Plio Pleistocene; Turtle

Indexed keywords

TESTUDINES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SHELL; BONE; CATFISH; DIET; EVOLUTION; FISH; FOSSIL; HOMINID; KENYA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA FOOD; TOOL USE; TURTLE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BONE AND BONES; CATFISHES; DIET; FISHES; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; KENYA; SEAFOOD; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; TURTLES;

EID: 84920619458     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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