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2020
Journal article
Savanna tree evolutionary ages inform the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment of our hominin ancestors.
Ideas on hominin evolution have long invoked the emergence from forests into open habitats as generating selection for traits such as bipedalism and dietary shifts. Though controversial, the savanna hypothesis continues to motivate research into the palaeo-environments of Africa. Reconstruction of these ancient environments has depended heavily on carbon isotopic...