Aim Africa is renowned for the current abundance and diversity of its large mammals. The
aim of this study was to assess distinctions evident in the functional composition of …

Abstract During the Early Pleistocene, hominins dispersed from Africa to Eurasia via the
Levant. The presence of African taxa in higher latitudes has been interpreted as indicative of …

The initial dispersal of humans out of Africa was a significant event in human evolution
raising many questions. Why did this happen at this particular time? Was it part of a major …

This paper uses changes in origination and extinction rates and species richness of eastern
African carnivorans through time to discuss issues related to the evolution of hominin …

Studies in southern Africa, western Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin have documented
changes in subsistence strategies and technologies during the Late Pleistocene, and have …

Mammalian faunas from the late Middle to the Late Pleistocene of northwestern Africa are
reviewed, with special reference to their ecological meaning, keeping in mind that a number …

Although anthropogenesis reaches back to Pliocene times in Subsaharan Africa, hominid
dispersals beyond began only by the Early Pleistocene, with the appearance of genus …

The habitats in which extinct hominids existed has been a key issue in addressing the origin
and extinction of early hominids, as well as in understanding various morphological and …

Tool-using hominids, as carnivorous animals, would have been part of the various carnivore
guilds present in Plio-Pleistocene Africa. Hominid dietary strategies must be understood …

This paper presents an overview of major trends and contributions of faunal studies to our
understanding of Neanderthal and anatomically modern human lifeways and adaptations in …