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 …

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 …

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 …

The late Pliocene and early Pleistocene was a unique period of hominid diversity in Africa
which marked the early phases of divergence of the Homo lineage from the contemporary …

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 …

Within the past 80 years, the Kromdraai site in South Africa has provided a diverse Early
Pleistocene fauna (notably bovids, carnivores, primates, large rodents, birds, proboscidea) …

The guild of African larger carnivores (Felidae, Hyaenidae and Canidae) that existed
between c. 4.0 and 1.0 Ma had twice the number of species that exist there today. Lion and …

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 …

The southern African late Pliocene to early Pleistocene carnivore guild was much larger
than that of the present day. Understanding how this guild may have functioned is important …

Substantial evolutionary change in Pliocene hominins affected a suite of behaviors and
anatomical features related to mobility, foraging, and diet–all related to the ways in which …