Small game forgotten: Late Pleistocene foraging strategies in eastern Africa, and remote capture at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya
ME Prendergast, J Miller, O Mwebi, E Ndiema… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Pleistocene (∼ 125–12 thousand years ago) record of eastern Africa is
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
critical for assessing the origin, evolution and history of human behavior. Faunal remains are …
Early hominins evolved within non-analog ecosystems
Present-day African ecosystems serve as referential models for conceptualizing the
environmental context of early hominin evolution, but the degree to which modern …
environmental context of early hominin evolution, but the degree to which modern …
Plio-Pleistocene decline of African megaherbivores: No evidence for ancient hominin impacts
It has long been proposed that pre-modern hominin impacts drove extinctions and shaped
the evolutionary history of Africa's exceptionally diverse large mammal communities, but this …
the evolutionary history of Africa's exceptionally diverse large mammal communities, but this …
Continuous evolutionary change in Plio-Pleistocene mammals of eastern Africa
F Bibi, W Kiessling - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Much debate has revolved around the question of whether the mode of evolutionary and
ecological turnover in the fossil record of African mammals was continuous or pulsed, and …
ecological turnover in the fossil record of African mammals was continuous or pulsed, and …
Functional traits of the world's late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores
Prehistoric and recent extinctions of large-bodied terrestrial herbivores had significant and
lasting impacts on Earth's ecosystems due to the loss of their distinct trait combinations. The …
lasting impacts on Earth's ecosystems due to the loss of their distinct trait combinations. The …
Paleoenvironmental context of the Middle Stone Age record from Karungu, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, and its implications for human and faunal dispersals in East …
The opening and closing of the equatorial East African forest belt during the Quaternary is
thought to have influenced the biogeographic histories of early modern humans and fauna …
thought to have influenced the biogeographic histories of early modern humans and fauna …
The Pleistocene prehistory of the Lake Victoria basin
Late Pleistocene sedimentary, biogeochemical, and fossil data from the Lake Victoria basin
(the largest lake in Africa) suggest that its reduction or desiccation during periods of …
(the largest lake in Africa) suggest that its reduction or desiccation during periods of …
Plio-Pleistocene African megaherbivore losses associated with community biomass restructuring
F Bibi, JL Cantalapiedra - Science, 2023 - science.org
Fossil abundance data can reveal ecological dynamics underpinning taxonomic declines.
Using fossil dental metrics, we reconstructed body mass and mass–abundance distributions …
Using fossil dental metrics, we reconstructed body mass and mass–abundance distributions …
Strong influence of palaeoclimate on the structure of modern African mammal communities
Ecological research often assumes that species are adapted to their current climatic
environments. However, climate fluctuations over geologic timescales have influenced …
environments. However, climate fluctuations over geologic timescales have influenced …
The palaeontology of browsing and grazing
J Saarinen - The ecology of browsing and grazing II, 2019 - Springer
Large herbivorous mammals have a long history of adaptation to changing environmental
circumstances. Many groups of mammalian herbivores started as omnivores and …
circumstances. Many groups of mammalian herbivores started as omnivores and …